Shirley Clifford Atchley

Shirley Clifford Atchley was a British diplomat and botanist.

Career

Atchley was a translator with local rank of First Secretary in HM Diplomatic Service, HM Legation, Athens. 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.

Honours

1924 Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Local First Secretary at His Majesty's Legation at Athens
1930 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Translator at His Majesty's Legation at Athens

Personal life

Atchley married Anastasia Zersi Gerasi in 1893, they had two daughters Alexandra Ismene Atchley and Virginia Athenais Atchley. Alexandra married the diplomat Pierson Dixon, and Virginia also married a diplomat, Claud Russell.
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.