James Crowe (surgeon)

James Crowe (c. 1750 – 1807) was a British surgeon and twice Mayor of Norwich [1]

Crowe lived at Old Lakenham near Norwich. He was an alderman of Norwich and elected as mayor in 1774 and 1797[2]

Crowe had an interest in botany and was noted for his collection of willow species.[1] He became a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1788.[1]

The Australian plant genus Crowea was named in his honour by botanist James Edward Smith in 1798.[3][4][5]

References
  1. Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. pp. 648–. ISBN 978-0-8493-2673-8.
  2. Mackie, Charles. Norfolk Annals. Lulu.com. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-1-4710-8854-4.
  3. "Crowea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. 1825. pp. 264–.
  5. Linnean Society of London (1798). Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. pp. 7–.
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