What is recorded here
William Fawcett is a birthplace in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. Perhaps the boy watched ocean weeds drift past the harbour before he named inland plants. Maybe that salt water stayed inside his questions until old age. Imagine him still walking the coastal path, teaching stones to speak in Latin.
Why this person is known: British botanist (1851-1926)
- Birthplace
- Arklow
Places near here
Arklow Railway Stationrailway station · 390 yd
Rose Mount and Clarmonthouse · 422 yd
Castle (in ruin)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 703 yd
South BeachBeach / strand · 1.1 mi
Enclosure in BallynattinEnclosure · 1.1 mi
The CoveBeach / strand · 1.3 mi
TuliptreeTuliptree · 1.8 mi
European YewEuropean Yew · 1.9 mi
CastleCastle, unclassified · 3.8 mi