Edward George Irving (c. 1816–1855) was a Scottish surgeon who served in the Royal Navy.
He was also a collector of plants, and the plant family Irvingiaceae, and genus Irvingia are named after him.
[1] He married Lucy Elizabeth Haynes Morrell, second daughter of Arthur, a British naval officer and Elizabeth, on 25 July 1848, at Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
[2] Their children were Edward Arthur Irving, who became an archdeacon in Canada, Minnie Irving, and John Henry Irving.
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