Ghillean Prance
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Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance FRS FLS FRSB (born 13 July 1937) is a prominent British botanist and ecologist[3] who has published extensively[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][excessive citations] on the taxonomy of families such as Chrysobalanaceae and Lecythidaceae, but drew particular attention in documenting the pollination ecology of Victoria amazonica.[16][17] Prance is a former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[2]
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Sir Ghillean Prance | |
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Born | Ghillean Tolmie Prance (1937-07-13) 13 July 1937 (age 86)[1] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Keble College, University of Oxford |
Known for | Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1988–1999)[2] |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | New York Botanical Garden (1963–1988)[1] |
Thesis | A taxonomic study of the Chrysobalanaceae (1963) |
Website | edenproject |
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