Shirley Clifford Atchley Explained

Shirley Clifford Atchley (14 January 1871  - 20 June 1936) was a British diplomat and botanist.

Career

Atchley was a translator with local rank of First Secretary in HM Diplomatic Service, HM Legation, Athens.^[1] He published on the life of Lord Byron in Greece and an account of the flora of Attica with the editorial assistance of W.B. Turrill.^[2]

Bibliography

• Book: Atchley, Shirley Clifford . Wild Flowers of Attica . Clarendon Press . Oxford . 1938 . 718341716.

• Dawkins . R. M. . Reviewed Work: Wild Flowers of Attica by S. C. Atchley . The Journal of Hellenic Studies . 59 . 1 . 182 - 183 . 10.2307/626986 . 626986 . 1939 . 163655695 .
• Book: Atchley, Shirley Clifford . Ο λόρδος Βύρων στην Ελλάδα . Ho Lordos Byrōn stēn Hellada (Life and Activities of Lord Byron in Greece) . Bagionakēs . Athēna . Greek . 2000 . 9789607940056 .

Honours

• 1924 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Local First Secretary at His Majesty's Legation at Athens
• 1930 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Translator at His Majesty's Legation at Athens

Personal life

Atchley married Anastasia Zersi Gerasi in 1893, they had two daughters Alexandra Ismene Atchley and Virginia Athenais Atchley.^[3] Alexandra married the diplomat Pierson Dixon, and Virginia also married a diplomat, Claud Russell.^[4]

Atchley died while climbing Mount Kyllini, Greece. Although an experienced mountaineer he had been suffering from heart problems, this with the height of the mountain was the apparent cause.^[5]

External links

• Who's Who entry

Notes and References

1. Book: Atchley, Shirley Clifford . Who's Who . A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. . Soho Square, London . 2007 . 9780199540884. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U192925 .
2. Atchley . Shirley Clifford . Atchley, Shirley Clifford (1871-1936) . Global Plants .
3. Web site: Anastasia Zersi GERASI . wc.rootsweb.com . Pam Mercier . 16 August 2018.
4. Web site: van de Pas . Leo . Descendants of Mary Tudor, Princess of England: XII-331 (XI-157-3): 3 Sir Claud Frederick William Russell . brigittegastelancestry.com . Ingeborg Brigitte Gastel . 16 August 2018.
5. News: The Scotsman. 22 June 1936. British Diplomat - Sudden death while climbing in Greece. 10.