British botanist and botanical collector (1908-1995).
Paul Westmacott Richards (9 December 1908 – 4 October 1995) was a British botanist. Richard's father (Harold Meredith Richards (1864-1942)) was a civil servant medical administrator from a Welsh family. His mother, Mary (‘May’) Cecilia (née Todd, 1871-1941) was interested in plants, and he followed in her footsteps from childhood. He was especially keen on bryophytes and lichens. Richard was born in Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey but when he was 3, the family moved back to Cardiff since his father took the post of deputy chairman of the Welsh Insurance Commission. His secondary school was Cardiff
Abbreviations: P.W.Richards
Occupations: teacher, ecologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Walton on the Hill
Direct attributions: 3 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 3 plants, 0 fungi