Arthur Wilmott

Arthur "Willie" James Wilmott (1888–1950) was an English international table tennis player and botanist.[1]

Arthur Wilmott
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1888
Tottenham
Died(1950-01-26)January 26, 1950
London
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
1939Men's Team

Table tennis career

He won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ken Hyde, Hyman Lurie, Ken Stanley and Ernest Bubley.[2]

A national league competition 'The Wilmott Cup'was named after him.

Botany

He was the Deputy Keeper of Botany (Natural History) at the British Museum.[3]

He worked at the British Museum from 1911 being promoted to Deputy Keeper in 1931 and specialized in the taxonomy of British flora. He wrote articles for the Journal of Botany.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. "A tribute by Ivor Montagu" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
  4. "Obituary". Times Digital Archives.
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