Andrew John Scott (botanist)
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Andrew John Scott | |
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| Born | 1950 Torquay, Devon |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Botany Taxonomy |
| Spouse | Pamela Lacy |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.J.Scott |
Andrew John Scott (born 1950, Torquay) is a British botanist.[1]
He attended St Peter's School, Southbourne (1961-1969), where he was active in their fencing club.[2][3] He went on to study Biology at York University (B.A., 1972) followed by an M.Sc. in Pure and Applied Plant Taxonomy at Reading University (1973), with a project on "Lotus section Pedrosia in the Canary Islands".[4] In 1976 he was awarded a Ph.D. from Birmingham University for the thesis "The Systematics of the Chenopodiaceae" using Numerical taxonomy.[5]
He worked (1976-1978) as a taxonomist at the Herbarium, Kew Gardens, working on Myrtaceae.[6][7][8] Later he worked on the Flora of the Mascarenes project at Kew. Elected a member of the Linnean Society of London in 1976.[9] He has published articles on the classification of the Chenopodiaceae and Myrtaceae.
He was awarded a Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) from Thames Valley College in 1990 and worked in Information technology at KPOS Computer Systems[10][11] and Swan Retail.[12][13]
Gossia scottiana N.Snow is named for him.[14][15]
Selected publications
[edit]1990. Myrtacées. In: Bosser J, Cadet T, Guého J, Marais W (Eds) Flore des Mascareignes: La Réunion, Maurice, Rodrigues 92. MSIRI, Port Louis, ORSTOM, Paris, Royal Botanical Gardens, London.OCLC 9896555
1990. Wild Flowers of Andorra. Quarterly Bulletin of the Alpine Garden Society, Vol.58(4):374-379.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Scott, Andrew John (1950-)". PNI (2021). International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "County foil double for St Peter's". Bournemouth Evening Echo. 14 January 1969.
- ^ Smith, T.S. (1998). St Peter's - Independent Days. A history of the school and site, 1870-1980. Bournemouth: The Highmoor Press. pp. 129–130.
- ^ Bramwell, David; Bramwell, Zoe I. (1974). Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Stanley Thornes. pp. ix.
- ^ "DISSERTATION The systematics of the Chenopodiaceae sensu Ulbrich". University of Birmingham.
- ^ Sands, Martin (1976). "News of Kewites at home and abroad in 1976". The Journal of the Kew Guild. 9: 491.
- ^ "Review of the Work of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in 1976". Kew Bulletin. 32 (4): 835, 838. 1978. JSTOR 4109791.
- ^ "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Scientific, Technical and Administrative Staff". Kew Bulletin. 32 (4): 863–872. 1978. JSTOR 4109792.
- ^ "Records of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London for the session of 1975-76". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 8 (4): 366. December 1976.
- ^ "K P O S Computer Systems LTD". BIZ SEEK.
- ^ "K P O S COMPUTER SYSTEMS LTD BUSINESS DATA". LeadQuest.
- ^ "Swan team strengthened". Swan Retail Ltd. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008.
- ^ "Andy Scott Retires" (PDF). Swan Retail. November 2015.
- ^ Snow, Neil (2006). "New species of Gossia N.Snow & Guymer and Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Hassk. (Myrtaceae) from Papua New Guinea". Austrobaileya. 7 (2): 325–340. JSTOR 41739039.
- ^ Wegrzyn, Magdalena (29 January 2007). "A trip to the herbarium". The Mirror. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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