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Alistair Hay

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Alistair Hay
Born1955 (age 68–69)
OccupationBotanist
RelativesEdward Hay (brother)
Edward Hay (grandfather)
Osbert Peake (grandfather)

Lord Alistair Hay (born 1955)[1] is an Australian botanist. He is a former director of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.[2] He is the heir presumptive to his older brother Charles Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale (born 1947).[3]

The standard author abbreviation A.Hay is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries - Index of Botanists - Hay, Alistair". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. Harvard University. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ Robyn Williams (27 October 2012). "Brugmansia or Angel's Trumpets the genus that relies on humans". Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. ^ Burke's Peerage, volume 3 (2003), p. 3965
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  A.Hay.