Richard Kippist
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Richard Kippist was an English botanist and librarian.
Kippist was born in Stoke Newington
, London, on 11 June 1812. He worked as a clerk in the office of Joseph Woods
, F.L.S., architect, with whom he shared an interest in botany. He was employed by the Linnean Society from 1830, holding the position of librarian from 1842 to 1881. His special interest was Australian flora, and he advised George Bentham
, Ferdinand von Mueller
and others on this subject.
His published works include "On Jansonia, a new genus of Leguminosae from Western Australia" and "On Acradenia, a new genus of Diosmae" in the Transactions of the society, describing the genera Jansonia (Gastrolobium
) and Acradenia
. He assisted with the editing of Wood's The Tourists Flora, published in 1830. His important papers include one on the discovery of spiral cells in the seeds of the Acanthaceae
family. Kippist was a founding member of The Microscopical Society of London and associate of the Royal Botanical Society, Regent's Park.
Kippist died in Chelsea, London, on the 14th January, 1882, notices of his life appeared Proceedings of the society. The names of the genus Kippistia
and species Banksia kippistiana
and Hakea kippistiana commemorate his contribution to Australian botany.
Kippist was born in Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too...
, London, on 11 June 1812. He worked as a clerk in the office of Joseph Woods
Joseph Woods
Joseph Woods FLS FGS 24 August 1776-1864 was an English Quaker architect, botanist and geologist born in the village of Stoke Newington, a few miles north of the City of London...
, F.L.S., architect, with whom he shared an interest in botany. He was employed by the Linnean Society from 1830, holding the position of librarian from 1842 to 1881. His special interest was Australian flora, and he advised George Bentham
George Bentham
George Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
, Ferdinand von Mueller
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
and others on this subject.
His published works include "On Jansonia, a new genus of Leguminosae from Western Australia" and "On Acradenia, a new genus of Diosmae" in the Transactions of the society, describing the genera Jansonia (Gastrolobium
Gastrolobium
Gastrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. There are over 100 species in this genus, and all but two are native to the south west region of Western Australia....
) and Acradenia
Acradenia
Acradenia is a genus of trees comprising two species from Australia:*Acradenia euodiiformis T.G.Hartley, native to New South Wales and Queensland....
. He assisted with the editing of Wood's The Tourists Flora, published in 1830. His important papers include one on the discovery of spiral cells in the seeds of the Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae
The family Acanthaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species....
family. Kippist was a founding member of The Microscopical Society of London and associate of the Royal Botanical Society, Regent's Park.
Kippist died in Chelsea, London, on the 14th January, 1882, notices of his life appeared Proceedings of the society. The names of the genus Kippistia
Kippistia
Kippistia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.The name commemorates Richard Kippist, librarian to the Linnean Society.Species include:* Kippistia suaedifolia...
and species Banksia kippistiana
Banksia kippistiana
Banksia kippistiana is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. It was known as Dryandra kippistiana until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele....
and Hakea kippistiana commemorate his contribution to Australian botany.