William Sherard (other)

	William Sherard (other) William Sherard (1659–1728) was an English botanist. William Sherard may also refer to: * William Sherard, 1st Baron Sherard (1588–1640), English courtier See also * William Sherrard * William Shepard (other) William Shepard was a Massachusetts soldier and legislator. William Shepard may also refer to: * William Biddle Shepard, North Carolina legislator See also William Shepard Wetmore William Shepard Wetmore (January 26, 1801 – June 16, 1862) w ... {{hndis, Sherard, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Sherard William Sherard (27 February 1659 – 11 August 1728) was an English botanist. Next to John Ray, he was considered to be one of the outstanding English botanists of his day. Life He is still a little-known figure of that era coming as he did from humble origins. However, he worked hard and his education allowed him to rise in society. Sherard was born in Bushby, Leicestershire and studied at St John's College, Oxford, from 1677 to 1683. He studied botany from 1686 to 1688 in Paris under Joseph Pitton de Tournefort and was a friend and pupil of Paul Hermann in Leyden from 1688 to 1689 who also studied with Tournefort at this time. In 1690 he was in Ireland as tutor to the family of Sir Arthur Rawdon at Moira, County Down. Sherard was British Consul at Smyrna from 1703 to 1716, during which time he accumulated a fortune. When he returned to England he became a patron of other naturalists, including Johann Jacob Dillenius, Pietro Antonio Micheli, Paolo Boccone and Mark Catesby. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	William Sherard, 1st Baron Sherard William Sherard, 1st Baron Sherard of Leitrim (1 August 1588 – 16 April 1640) was an English official who was created Baron Sherard in the peerage of Ireland by King Charles I in 1627. Early life Sherard was born on 1 August 1588 in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England. He was a son of Francis Sherard (d. 1594), who succeeded to the Sherard family estates, and the former Anne Moore (daughter of George Moore of Bourne, Lincolnshire). He had two brothers, who both died without issue, and a sister, Rose, who married John Sherard of Lobthorpe. The Sherard family had a proud Parliamentary tradition and had first represented Leicestershire in 1491. Through his paternal grandfather, George Sherard, who was Sheriff of Rutland around 1567 (and married Rose Poulteney, daughter of Sir Thomas Poulteney), he was a great-grandson of Thomas Sherard, who was Sheriff of Rutland around 1495 and 1506 (the elder son of Geoffrey Sherard of Stapleford, Sheriff of Rutland in 1468, 1480 and 1484). C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Sherrard William Sherrard (25 August 1872 – 9 October 1895), familiarly known as Beg, was an Irish international footballer who played for Limavady, Glentoran and Cliftonville. The youngest of 12 children, Sherrard's older brother Joe Sherrard would also play for Ireland. Club career Sherrard began playing football with his local club, Limavady, alongside older brothers Joe and Jack and won the North West Cup on three occasions, scoring twice in five cup final appearances. After playing briefly as a guest for Derry Olympic , Sherrard moved to Glentoran in September 1894, scoring five goals before moving to Cliftonville in November. Sherrard scored five times for Cliftonville during the remainder of the 1894/95 season, and would also appear in the final of the Belfast Charity Cup for his new side, a match which Cliftonville lost 3–1 to Linfield. He started the following season in good form, scoring six goals before his death in October 1895. International career Sherrard mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]