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Richard Strachey
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English army general, geologist and civil servant (1817-1908)
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Richard Strachey (1817–1908) was a British politician, geologist, explorer, and botanical collector. He served in the Indian Civil Service and held the military rank of lieutenant-general. His professional activities included contributing to *Popular Science* and collecting botanical specimens, which are held in the collections of the Natural History Museum, Vienna, the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Harvard University Herbaria, and Meise Botanic Garden.
Strachey was a member of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, receiving the Royal Medal. He participated in the First Anglo-Sikh War. He was married to Jane Strachey and had four children: Lytton Strachey, Dorothy Bussy, Oliver Strachey, and James Strachey. His sibling was John Strachey. He died in Camden Town.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of death
- Camden Town
- Sibling
- John Strachey
- Employer
- Indian Civil Service
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- First Anglo-Sikh War
- Military rank
- lieutenant-general
- Image
- GeneralSirRichardStrachey.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society
- date of birth
- 1817-07-24
- date of death
- 1908-02-12
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- has works in the collection
- Meise Botanic Garden
- Commons category
- Richard Strachey
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- P6944
- Richard Strachey
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