Richard Thomas Lowe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Thomas Lowe

British botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist and cleric

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1802

Place of Birth: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1874

Profession: botanist, entomologist, ichthyologist, malacologist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Thomas Lowe (1802–1874) was an English scientist, a botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist, and a clergyman.
In 1825 he graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, and in the same year he took holy orders.
In 1832 he became a clergyman in the Madeira Islands, where he was also a part-time naturalist, extensively studying the local flora and fauna.
He wrote a book on the Madeiran flora.
He died in 1874 when the ship he was on was wrecked off the Scilly Isles.