Andrew Murray (naturalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrew Murray (naturalist)

British scientist

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1812

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1878

Profession: lawyer, zoologist, botanist, entomologist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Andrew Dickson Murray FRSE FRPSE FLS (19 February 1812, Edinburgh – 10 January 1878, Kensington) was a Scottish lawyer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist.
Murray studied insects which caused crop damage, specialising in the Coleoptera.
In botany, he specialised in the Coniferae, in particular the Pacific rim conifer species. He served as president of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh during 1858-59.