Richard Richardson ( 1663 - 1741 )

Birth: North Bierley, Yorkshire, England (06 September 1663) Baptism: Bradford (24 September 1663) Death: Bierley, Yorkshire (21 April 1741) Burial: Cleckheaton chapel in Birstal, Yorkshire Profession: Physician Research field: Botany; Antiquities Education: Bradford School; University College, Oxford (admitted 1681); Gray's Inn (admitted 1681); Leyden; MD (1690) Career: Lived in the house of the botanist Paul Hermann (1687-1690); practised in North Bierley, usually charging no fee; travelled in England, Wales and Scotland in search of botanical specimens; his collection of plants was considered the best in the north of England; JP for the West Riding of Yorkshire; close friend of Ralph Thoresby (FRS 1697); formed a valuable library of botanical and historical works Membership: Fellow Election Date: 23/10/1712 Proposers: Sir Hans Sloane.