Andrew D. Murray | |
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| Born | 19 February 1812 Edinburgh |
| Died | 10 January 1878 (aged 65) Kensington, London |
| Known for | Botanist, zoologist and entomologist |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Fellow of the Linnean Society, President of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh |
| Scientific career | |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.Murray bis |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Murray |
Andrew Dickson Murray FRSE FRPSE FLS (19 February 1812, Edinburgh – 10 January 1878, Kensington) was a Scottish lawyer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist. Murray studied insects which caused crop damage, specialising in the Coleoptera. In botany, he specialised in the Coniferae, in particular the Pacific rim conifer species.
He served as president of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh during 1858–59.