Francis Archer
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Francis Archer 1803 – 1875) was an Irish
physician
and naturalist
He was one of the founder members of the Belfast Natural History Society and later President of the Liverpool Natural History Society.
He had two sons , Francis Archer (1839-92) , a shell collector and Samuel Archer, (1836-1902), who collected shells
in Singapore.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and naturalist
Naturalist
Naturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism...
He was one of the founder members of the Belfast Natural History Society and later President of the Liverpool Natural History Society.
He had two sons , Francis Archer (1839-92) , a shell collector and Samuel Archer, (1836-1902), who collected shells
Conchology
Conchology is the scientific or amateur study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs, however malacology studies molluscs as whole organisms, not just their shells. Conchology pre-dated malacology as a field of study. It includes the study of land and...
in Singapore.