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Lewis Weston Dillwyn | |
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Born | Walthamstow, Essex, England | 21 August 1778
Died | 31 August 1855 Sketty Hall, near Swansea, Wales | (aged 77)
Known for | The British Confervae |
Spouse | Mary Adams |
Children | Six, including John Dillwyn Llewelyn, Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn, Mary Dillwyn, Suzanna |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Porcelain manufacturer, naturalist, Member of Parliament |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Dillwyn |
Lewis Weston Dillwyn, FRS[1] (21 August 1778 – 31 August 1855) was a British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Whig Member of Parliament (MP).