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Thomas Croxen Archer | |
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| Born | Hardingstone, Northamptonshire |
| Known for | Director of the Industrial Museum of Scotland / the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art (now part of National Museum of Scotland) |
| Spouse | Mary Eleanor Salmon |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Archer |
Thomas Croxen Archer FRSE FSA FRSSA (28 November 1817 – 19 February 1885) was a British botanist, and from 1860 was Director of the Industrial Museum of Scotland, renamed the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1864, a post he held until his death in 1885 (the museum has since been merged into the National Museum of Scotland).
The standard author abbreviation Archer is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]