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Edwin Ray Lankester

Male

Birth
May 15, 1847 in Greater London [1]
Death
August 13, 1929 in Greater London [1]
Edwin Ray Lankester

Sir Edwin Ray Lankester was a British zoologist.

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Family

They are the child of Edwin Lankester, Phoebe Pope. They grew up with 7 siblings.

Phebe Lankester

Female

Birth
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London [2]
Death
sometime after 1871
Marion Lankester

Female

Birth
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London [2]
Death
sometime after 1871
Samuel Rushton Lankester

Male

Birth
sometime between October 14, 1850 and October 13, 1851 in Greater London [2]
Death
October 13, 1896 in Batavia [2]
E(dwin?) Forbes Lankester

Male

Birth
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London [2]
Death
sometime after 1871
Nina Lankester

Female

Birth
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London [2]
Death
sometime after 1871
Jessie Lankester

Female

Birth
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London [2]
Death
sometime after 1871
A Owen Lankester

Male

Birth
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London [2]
Death
sometime after 1871

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Edwin Ray Lankester
Edwin Ray Lankester
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File wikipedia-PSM V73 D096 Edwin Ray Lankester.jpg
Highgate Cemetery Newsletter, April 2018
Highgate Cemetery Newsletter, April 2018

References

  1. "Wikipedia". Wikipedia article about Ray Lankester. Accessed April 27, 2020.
  2. "The Colonies and India". London, Mention of death for Samuel Rushton Lankester, The Colonies and India, 1896-11-24, page 30.
  3. Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust. "Highgate Cemetery Newsletter". Who really was at Marx’s funeral?. Accessed January 11, 2025.

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A family history as told by Betty