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Albert Charles Seward

British botanist (1863–1941)
Person human Q951610

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male
Date of birth
October 9, 1863
Date of death
April 11, 1941
Place of birth
Lancaster
Place of death
Oxford
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
botanist, geologist, paleontologist, paleobotanist
Employer
University of Cambridge[14]
Field of work
botany, geology, paleobotany[10][11][12]
Position held
President of the Geological Society of London[13]
Educated at
St John's College, Lancaster Royal Grammar School[15][16]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Murchison Medal, Darwin Medal, Murchison Fund, Fellow of the Geological Society of London, Wollaston Medal, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Doctoral student
Birbal Sahni
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Described by source
Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
Family name
Seward (surname)
Given name
Albert
Member of
Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23][24][25]
P14397
4302
Residence
England
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en A. C. Seward en Sir Albert Charles Seward en Seward en Albert Charles Seward ar ألبرت سيوارد cs Albert Charles Seward cs A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward de Seward es Seward fa آلبرت چارلز سوارد fi Albert Charles Seward fi Albert Seward fi Seward fr Seward he אלברט סוארד it Seward ja アルバート・スワード ko 앨버트 슈어드 ko 앨버트 찰스 슈어드 ko A. C. 슈어드
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
0000000120204789
VIAF cluster ID
7750203
Library of Congress authority ID
n85804083
GND ID
11762490X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Albert Charles Seward, 1920.png ↗
Academic Tree ID
74402
Académie royale de Belgique member ID
albert-charles-seward
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
seward-sir-albert-charles-1863-1941-knight-botanist-and-geologist
BHL creator ID
15k (1.7k–15k, n=3)
BIBSYS ID
90333276
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12332471p
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
1941.0039
Show all 58 identifiers +46
Bionomia ID
Albert Charles Seward
Botanist author abbreviation
Seward
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
SWRT883AC
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11297646
CiNii Research ID
1140282266628312448
DDB person (GND) ID
11762490X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11762490X
Europeana entity
agent/base/159321
FAST ID
148269
Freebase ID
/m/0902fq
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
1069
IFPNI author ID
60F580E4-80C8-45D7-8A0B-60C731C482B0
IPNI author ID
26557-1
IdRef ID
032260342
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11762490X
Libris-URI
zw9dlzfh02mnrm4
Museo Galileo authority ID
42835
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05344051
NL CR AUT ID
xx0215088
NLA Trove people ID
972089
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
CNB-ar1353638
NUKAT ID
n2011204695
National Library of Chile ID
000169820
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279309105171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CPPC;=BC
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1438219
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp102639
National Virtual Library of India ID
156988
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
109664213
Online Books Page author ID
Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles), 1863-1941
Open Library ID
OL166298A, OL2620363A, OL5052818A
OpenMLOL author ID
171500
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
36026
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1402372
Project Gutenberg author ID
749
RERO ID (legacy)
A003824197
S2A3 Biographical Database ID
2551
SBN author ID
MILV294089
SELIBR ID
364455
SHARE Catalogue author ID
63749
SNAC ARK ID
w6cp0js2
Treccani ID
sir-albert-charles-seward
UK National Archives ID
F50273
Wellcome Collection concept ID
gmht3vyu
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrrx94TYBpHYb4wBKXfMP
Yale LUX ID
person/b3c882ec-40ac-4735-9377-164561488800

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Wollaston Medal, Darwin Medal, Murchison Medal, Murchison Fund
Member of 3
Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Occupation 3
geologist, botanist, paleontologist
Field of work 2
geology, botany
Influenced 2
William T. Stearn, Lucy Wills
Bionomia ID 1
Albert Charles Seward
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
Doctoral student 1
Birbal Sahni
Doctoral students 1
Birbal Sahni
Educated at 1
St John's College
Employer 1
University of Cambridge
Given name 1
Albert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Seward Mountains
Place of birth 1
Lancaster
Place of death 1
Oxford
Position held 1
President of the Geological Society of London
Residence 1
England
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Hugh Hamshaw Thomas
Writing language 1
English
← Bionomia ID 1
Albert Charles Seward
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Summary

Albert Charles Seward was born in Lancaster[1]. He was born on October 9, 1863[2]. He passed away in Oxford[3]. He died on April 11, 1941[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], geologist[6], paleontologist[7], and paleobotanist[8].

Body

Education

Educated at St John's College[15], a college of the University of Cambridge[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1511[28] and Lancaster Royal Grammar School[16], a grammar school[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1235[31].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include botany[10], an academic discipline[32]; geology[11], a branch of science[33]; and paleobotany[12], a branch of botany[34]. He supervised Birbal Sahni as a doctoral student[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[17], a fellowship award[36], in United Kingdom[37]; Royal Medal[18], a science award[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1826[40]; Murchison Medal[19], a medallion[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1873[43]; Darwin Medal[20], a science award[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1890[46]; Murchison Fund[21], a science award[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1873[49]; and Fellow of the Geological Society of London[22], a fellowship award[50], in United Kingdom[51].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Albert Charles Seward include Seward Mountains[52], a mountain range[53].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Lucy Wills[54], a physician[55], 1888–1964[56], of United Kingdom[57] and William T. Stearn[58], a botanist[59], 1911–2001[60], of United Kingdom[61], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[62], specialised in botany[63].

Entities named for him include Seward Mountains[52], a mountain range[53].

His notable doctoral advisees include Birbal Sahni[64], a paleobotanist[65], 1891–1949[66], of British Raj[67], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[68], specialised in paleobotany[69].

FAQs

Where was Albert Charles Seward born?

Born in Lancaster[1].

Where did Albert Charles Seward die?

Albert Charles Seward passed away in Oxford[3].

What did Albert Charles Seward do for work?

Albert Charles Seward worked as botanist[5], geologist[6], paleontologist[7], and paleobotanist[8].

Where did Albert Charles Seward go to school?

Albert Charles Seward was educated at St John's College[15] and Lancaster Royal Grammar School[16].

What awards did Albert Charles Seward receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[17], Royal Medal[18], Murchison Medal[19], and Darwin Medal[20].

Who did Albert Charles Seward influence?

Albert Charles Seward has been cited as an influence by Lucy Wills[54] and William T. Stearn[58].

Related Entities

botany England geology Lancaster United Kingdom

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  1. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'pl', 'p
    Field of work → botany, geology, paleobotany
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    Occupation → botanist, geologist, paleontologist +1
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  3. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Albert
    Field of work → botany, geology, paleobotany
    Doctoral student → Birbal Sahni
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