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William Sherard (27 Feb 1658/9 - 11 Aug 1728)

Government bureaucrat, diplomat, and amateur botanist and collector. Kusukawa follows Riley in identify him as the Mr. "Sherwood" referenced in Courten's records (MS 3961). Returning from a trip to Italy, Sherard wrote to Sloane that he had specimens to show and share with the Temple Coffee House club upon his return (Riley, 92). He received a DCL (Doctor of Civil Law) from Oxford in 1694. James Petiver refers to him as his kinsman (Musei, 66). Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25355 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sherard Roles: Botanist
Collector (minor)
Relevant locations: Educated at Merchant Taylors' School
Educated at St. John's College
People linked to person: William Sherard was a correspondent of William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702)
William Sherard was a relative of James Petiver (c. 1665-Apr 1718)
William Sherard was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Arthur Rawdon (17 Oct 1662-1695)
William Sherard was a correspondent of Hans Sloane (1660-1753)
William Sherard was a visitor to (a person) Temple Coffee House club (-)

William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702) was a source of object(s) for William Sherard
Mr. Harrison (-fl. c. 1691) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of William Sherard
Mary Somerset (bap. 16 Dec 1630-7 Jan 1715) was a employer of William Sherard
William Stonestreet (1659-1716) was a source of object(s) for William Sherard
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (5 Jun 1656-28 Dec 1708) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of William Sherard