Clarence Bicknell

Clarence Bicknell
Bicknell in 1908
Born(1842-08-27)27 August 1842
London, England
Died17 July 1918(1918-07-17) (aged 75)
Tende, Italy
Occupations
  • Clergyman
  • botanist
  • archaeologist
  • artist
  • author
  • Esperantist
  • philanthropist
Years active1860s–1918
Notable work
  • Flowering plants of the Riviera and neighbouring mountains (1885)
  • The prehistoric rock engravings in the Maritime Alps (1902)

Clarence Bicknell (27 August 1842 – 17 July 1918) was a British vicar, amateur archaeologist, botanist, artist, Esperantist, author and philanthropist. He founded the Bicknell Museum in Bordighera, Italy. Also named after him is a street in Bordighera, and two plant species.

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