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MR. TOM PETCH, the well-known mycologist, died at North Wootton King's Lynn, on December 24 at the age of seventy-eight, after a short illness. Born at Homsea and brought up at Hedon, he attended the tale dhoir school of Holy Trinity, Hull. From Hull and Yorkshire naturalists he early accquired great interest in plant and animal life, and contributed many original observations to The Naturalist and to the Hull Scientific and Field Naturalists' Club.
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BROOKS, F. Mr. T. Petch. Nature 163, 202–203 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163202a0
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