William Abbott Herdman

Scottish marine zoologist, oceanographer (1858-1924) · Scientists · Died at 65

Sir William Abbott Herdman FRS FRSE FLS was a Scottish marine zoologist and oceanographer.

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1924Died21 July 19241922Knight BachelorAward1892Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1881Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghAward1858Born5 September 1858

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British Association members of the voyage around Africa 1905. W.A. Herdman and his wife are left in the middle row.

Small Colony of Pyrosoma: illustration by W A Herdman

Grave of Sir William Abbott Herdman in Highgate Cemetery

Awards

Knight Bachelor1922

Fellow of the Royal Society1892

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh1881

About this person

Scientists born in the 1850s 6

Francisco Antônio de Almeida Júnior34.8 of 100 James Ramsay Drummond34.4 of 100

Karl Seubert34.8 of 100

Ambroz Haračić34.3 of 100

Theodor Liebisch34.8 of 100 Percival Spencer Umfreville Pickering34.3 of 100