Andrew John Scott (botanist)
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Andrew John Scott (born 1950, Torquay) is a British botanist.[1]
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 |
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]