St Olave Lecture - William Turner: The Father of English Botany

Name: St Olave Lecture - William Turner: The Father of English Botany
Start: 2026-05-26T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-26T19:15:00+01:00
Location: St Olave's Church, Hart Street

Schedule

Tue May 26 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:15 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

St Olave's Church, Hart Street | London, EN

Professor Brycchan Carey joins us to talk about the life of William Turner, buried here and known as the Father of English Botany.
About this Event

Choral Evensong at St Olave Hart Street (5.30pm-6.15pm) - free to attend - followed by St Olave Lecture (6.30pm-7.15pm) : William Turner - The Father of English Botany. Tickets £5 which includes a glass of wine.
Please join us for Choral Evensong followed by this special St Olave Lecture exploring the life of William Turner (1509-1568) a renowned 'parson naturalist' known by some as 'the Father of English Botany'. William and his son Peter Turner are buried here at St Olave Hart Street.