Who are the new streets in the Science Area named after?
Sidgwick Close is named after Nevil Sidgwick (1893-1952) of Lincoln College, who did important work on atomic bonding in the 1920s. Sibthorp Road, between the PTCL and Forestry, takes its name from John Sibthorp (1758-1796), the author of Flora Graeca, a detailed account of the botany of Greece and Asia Minor. He died from tuberculosis, despite a diet of asses’ milk prescribed for him along with swimming in the sea. Sherard Place is named after William Sherard (1659-1728) who had the Chair of Botany named after him, and after a career collecting plants in the Alps, Italy, Greece, and Asia Minor, became Consul of the Levant Company, out of which he did very well. He donated his herbarium and library to the University. Robinson Close is named after Sir Robert Robinson (1886-1975, no relation), the celebrity organic chemist. He is also commemorated by at least one reaction that I have forgotten. It leads to Tylor Lane, a strange thoroughfare almost cut in half by Human Anatomy. This is na
