His numerous field trips started with the expedition of the English geographer, William Bisiker FRGS, to Iceland in 1900.[4] This was followed by exploration of the Andes in Bolivia and Peru in 1903, sparking an interest in cushion plants which was to last throughout his life, and the Caribbean in 1911.
In 1907 he joined Kew as Assistant Director under Sir David Prain, and started contributing to the floras of Africa and India. In 1922 he succeeded Prain as Director. With grants from the Empire Marketing Board, Hill was able to send botanists all over the world, himself visiting Australia, New Zealand, Malaya, Rhodesia, East Africa, India, Cyrenaica and the West Indies. His interests were not confined to taxonomy, but extended to Economic Botany, of which he was an enthusiastic proponent, and all the other activities of Kew. He managed a large number of changes in the Gardens, despite having to operate in the post-war austerity climate. Some of his greatest successes were in building, renovating, and extending glasshouses, being responsible for the new Rhododendron House in 1925–26, an improved Economic House in 1930 and the South African Succulent House in 1936.[5]
He was elected an Honorary Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand during his 1928 visit, returning to London to lecture the Linnean Society in 1929 on natural hybrids in New Zealand. He published a joint paper with Brian Laurence Burtt in 1935 on the cushion plant genera Gaultheria and Pernettya (now included in Gaultheria) from alpine habitats in Asia, North and South America, and Australasia.[6]
Hill never married[7] and died on 3 November 1941 in a riding accident.[8]
William Bisiker, Arthur William Hill - Across Iceland: With Illustrations and Maps and an Appendix By A.W. Hill on the Plants (Edward Arnold, London, 1902)
The Distribution and Character of Connecting Threads in the Tissues of Pinus sylvestris and other Allied Species (Phil Trans, 1901)
The Histology of the Sieve-Tubes of Pinus (Ann Bot, 1901)
The Histology of the Endosperm during Germination in Tamus communis and Galium tricorne (with W Gardiner) (Proc Camb Phil Soc, 1902)
The Histology of the Sieve-Tubes of Angiosperms (Ann Bot, 1908)
On the Structure and Affinities of a Lepidodendroid Stem (with A C Seward) (Trans Roy Soc Edin, 1900)
The Morphology and Seedling Structure of the Geophilous Species of Peperomia, together with some views on the Origin of Monocotyledons (Ann Bot, 1906)
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For the Irish politician see Lord Arthur Hill A W Hill redirects here For the American music producer see Andy Hill American music producer Sir Arthur William Hill KCMG FRS FLS 1 11 October 1875 in Watford 3 November 1941 in Richmond 2 was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and a noted botanist and taxonomist Arthur William HillFrom the Transactions of the Royal Society of New ZealandBorn11 October 1875 Died3 November 1941 aged 66 The only son of Daniel Hill he attended Marlborough College where his interest in natural history was encouraged by the classical master and entomologist Edward Meyrick Hill went on to King s College Cambridge 3 where he came under the influence of Marshall Ward and Walter Gardiner acquiring an MA and DSc His numerous field trips started with the expedition of the English geographer William Bisiker FRGS to Iceland in 1900 4 This was followed by exploration of the Andes in Bolivia and Peru in 1903 sparking an interest in cushion plants which was to last throughout his life and the Caribbean in 1911 In 1907 he joined Kew as Assistant Director under Sir David Prain and started contributing to the floras of Africa and India In 1922 he succeeded Prain as Director With grants from the Empire Marketing Board Hill was able to send botanists all over the world himself visiting Australia New Zealand Malaya Rhodesia East Africa India Cyrenaica and the West Indies His interests were not confined to taxonomy but extended to Economic Botany of which he was an enthusiastic proponent and all the other activities of Kew He managed a large number of changes in the Gardens despite having to operate in the post war austerity climate Some of his greatest successes were in building renovating and extending glasshouses being responsible for the new Rhododendron House in 1925 26 an improved Economic House in 1930 and the South African Succulent House in 1936 5 He was elected an Honorary Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand during his 1928 visit returning to London to lecture the Linnean Society in 1929 on natural hybrids in New Zealand He published a joint paper with Brian Laurence Burtt in 1935 on the cushion plant genera Gaultheria and Pernettya now included in Gaultheria from alpine habitats in Asia North and South America and Australasia 6 Hill never married 7 and died on 3 November 1941 in a riding accident 8 The standard author abbreviation A W Hill is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 9 Contents 1 Works 2 Honours achievements and awards 3 External links 4 ReferencesWorks editWilliam Bisiker Arthur William Hill Across Iceland With Illustrations and Maps and an Appendix By A W Hill on the Plants Edward Arnold London 1902 The Distribution and Character of Connecting Threads in the Tissues of Pinus sylvestris and other Allied Species Phil Trans 1901 The Histology of the Sieve Tubes of Pinus Ann Bot 1901 The Histology of the Endosperm during Germination in Tamus communis and Galium tricorne with W Gardiner Proc Camb Phil Soc 1902 The Histology of the Sieve Tubes of Angiosperms Ann Bot 1908 On the Structure and Affinities of a Lepidodendroid Stem with A C Seward Trans Roy Soc Edin 1900 The Morphology and Seedling Structure of the Geophilous Species ofPeperomia together with some views on the Origin of Monocotyledons Ann Bot 1906 Floral Mechanism of the Genus Sebaea ibid 1913 Studies in Seed Germination the Genus Marah ibid 1916 See Marah The History of Primula obconica under Cultivation Journ of Genetics 1912 Notes on a Journey in Bolivia and Peru around Lake Titicaca Scottish Geol Journ 1905 South America in its relation to Horticulture Journ Roy Hort Soc 1911 A Visit to the West Indies Kew Bulletin 1912 The Acaulescent Species of Malvastrum Journ Linn Soc 1909 A Revision of the Geophilous Species of Peperomia Ann Bot 1907 Gentianaceae Flora Capensis 1909 Santalaceae ibid 1915 The Genus Thesium in South Africa Kew Bull 1915 See Thesium The History and Functions of Botanic Gardens Ann Missouri Bot Gardens 1915 Honours achievements and awards editAwarded Veitch Memorial Medal 1936 Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 1922 Dean of King s College Cambridge and University Lecturer in Botany Fellow of the Linnean Society 1908 Fellow of the Royal Society 1 External links editCorrespondence to Arthur William Hill as Director of The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is being made available online through the Directors Correspondence Project References edit a b Brooks F T 1942 Arthur William Hill 1875 1941 PDF Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 4 11 87 100 doi 10 1098 rsbm 1942 0009 S2CID 162213550 Papers of Sir Arthur William Hill former Director of Royal Botanic Gardens Kew on The National Archives Hill Arthur William HL894AW A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Danish Geographic Journal Hveradalir in Kerlingarfjoll Iceland 1936 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Kew History Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Obituary Charlotte s Web Archived 31 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Cotton A D 1941 Sir Arthur Hill K C M G F R S Nature 148 3760 619 620 Bibcode 1941Natur 148 619C doi 10 1038 148619a0 International Plant Names Index A W Hill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur William Hill amp oldid 1179693647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
