# William West

> William West, FLS was an English pharmacist, botanist, microscopist and writer, particularly noted for his studies of freshwater algae. His sons, both botanists, were William West Jr with whom he did fieldwork, and George Stephen West with whom West co-wrote botanical publications for more than 20 years.

*British botanist (1848-1914)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1848-02-22
- **Died:** 1914-05-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.4 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William West (botanist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_West_(botanist))
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- [William West (Botaniker)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_West_(Botaniker))
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8020208)

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