His two principal works are (with William Thomas Stearn) Lilies of the World: Their Cultivation and Classification (London: Country Life, 1950) and (with J. Coutts) Lilies: their culture and management: including a complete descriptive list of species (London and New York, 1935).
He was the son of Thomas Woodcock, of Antigua, a British colonial administrator and Queen's Advocate of the Gold Coast colony. In 1891 he married Charlotte, daughter of George Boyce Gwyn, of Hampstead, by whom he had one son and two daughters.
woodcock, hubert, bayley, drysdale, woodcock, born, 1867, antigua, west, indies, died, february, 1957, jayne, court, bisley, gloucestershire, known, judge, woodcock, british, jurist, amateur, botanist, wrote, illustrated, standard, books, articles, liliaceae, . Hubert Bayley Drysdale Woodcock born 1867 in Antigua West Indies died 12 February 1957 at Jayne s Court Bisley Gloucestershire known as Judge Woodcock was a British jurist and amateur botanist He wrote and illustrated standard books and articles on Liliaceae which he studied and cultivated at his estate at Lypiatt Park in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds Hubert Bayley Drysdale WoodcockBorn1867AntiguaDied1957Bisley GloucestershireNationalityBritishCitizenshipBritishAlma materEastbourne College City of London SchoolKnown forLiliaceae and SpermatophytesScientific careerFieldsLaw BotanyAuthor abbrev botany WoodcockHis two principal works are with William Thomas Stearn Lilies of the World Their Cultivation and Classification London Country Life 1950 and with J Coutts Lilies their culture and management including a complete descriptive list of species London and New York 1935 Professionally he was a barrister of the Middle Temple KC 1923 a judge of the County Courts on circuit and a member of the Mauritius Royal Commission of 1909 A Liberal in politics he contested a number of Parliamentary seats on behalf of the Party 1910 18 without success He was the son of Thomas Woodcock of Antigua a British colonial administrator and Queen s Advocate of the Gold Coast colony In 1891 he married Charlotte daughter of George Boyce Gwyn of Hampstead by whom he had one son and two daughters The standard author abbreviation Woodcock is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 1 References Edit International Plant Names Index Woodcock This article about a British botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H B D Woodcock amp oldid 1139762319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
