Shirley Clifford Atchley | |
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Born | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | 14 January 1871
Died | 20 June 1936
Mount Kyllini, Greece | (aged 65)
Occupation(s) | Diplomat and botanist |
Spouse |
Anastasia Zersi Gerasi
(
m. 1893) |
Children |
|
Shirley Clifford Atchley CMG OBE (14 January 1871 – 20 June 1936) was a British diplomat and botanist.
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]
Atchley married Anastasia Zersi Gerasi in 1893, they had two daughters Alexandra Ismene Atchley and Virginia Athenais Atchley. [5] Alexandra married the diplomat Pierson Dixon, and Virginia also married a diplomat, Claud Russell. [6]
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. [7]