Arthur Wilmott

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Arthur Wilmott
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1888
Tottenham, England
Died26 January 1950(1950-01-26) (aged 61–62)
London, England
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1939 Men's Team

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

Table tennis career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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