Edward Rudge ( 1763 - 1846 )

Birth: 27 June 1763 Death: The Abbey Manor House, Evesham, Worcestershire (03 September 1846) Research Field: Botany Education: Queen's College, Oxford (no degree) Career: Led excavations at Evesham Abbey (1811-1834); erected an octagon tower on the battlefield, Evesham (1842); Rudgea (Rubiaceae) in botany was named after him Memberships: FLS (1802); FSA Membership: Fellow Election Date: 31/01/1805.