Charles Baron Clarke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Baron Clarke

British botanist

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1832

Place of Birth: Andover, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1906

Profession: teacher, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Charles Baron Clarke (17 June 1832 – 25 August 1906) was a British botanist.
He was born at Andover, the eldest son of Turner Poulter Clarke.
He was educated at King's College School, London, and at Trinity and Queens' Colleges, Cambridge.
He began the study of law at Lincoln's Inn in 1856 and was called to the bar in 1860.
He lectured in mathematics at Presidency College, Calcutta, from 1857 to 1865.
Clarke was Inspector of Schools in Eastern Bengal and later of India, and superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Garden from 1869 to 1871.
He retired from the Indian Civil Service in 1887.
He was president of the Linnean Society from 1894 to 1896, and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1882.
He worked at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew until his death in 1906.
There are number of plants with specific name clarkei, including Iris clarkei.