William Fowler Mountford Copeland Explained

William Fowler Mountford Copeland (13 February 1872^[1] – 17 January 1953) was a British amateur horticulturist.^[2] He was attended Trinity College, Cambridge.^[3]

He was the son of Richard Pirie Copeland and grandson of William Taylor Copeland. husband of Beatrice Augusta Mary Geddes and father of Mary Beatrice, 1912–2003; Irene Emily, 1914–1996; and John Richard Geddes, 1917–1946, after whom were named the varieties of daffodils 'Mrs. William Copeland', 'John Evelyn', 'Irene Copeland' and 'Mary Copeland' respectively.

References

• Copeland Daffodils

Notes and References

1. Book: Venn . John . Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900 . 2011 . Cambridge University Press . 9781108036122 . 132 . 25 June 2018 . en.
2. 1939 England and Wales Register
3. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900