Facts:   - fields: naturalists    - death date: 26 october 1918      - awards: linnean medal -lrb- 1906 -rrb-    - birth date: 29 august 1831    - name: alfred merle norman    - nationality: british    - death place: berkhamsted , england    - birth place: exeter , england    - alma mater: christ church , oxford   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alfred merle norman .
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alfred merle norman -lrb- 29 august 1831 -- 26 october 1918 -rrb- was an english clergyman and naturalist .