William Rickatson Dykes

William Rickatson Dykes
Born(1877-11-04)4 November 1877
Died1 December 1925(1925-12-01) (aged 48)
NationalityBritish
EducationWadham College, Oxford
Known forTaxonomy
Botany
SpouseElsie Katherine Dykes (died 1933)[1]
AwardsVeitch Memorial Medal (1924), Victoria Medal of Honor (1925)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Academic advisorsSir Michael Foster
Author abbrev. (botany)Dykes

William Rickatson Dykes (4 November 1877 – 1 December 1925) was an English amateur botanist who became an expert in the field of iris breeding and wrote several influential books on the subject. He was also interested in tulips, amaryllis, and other plants.

  1. ^ "Elsie Katherine Dykes". Unturned Leaves - Online exhibitions across Cornell University Library. Retrieved 5 April 2021.