Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
This is a list of Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:
- 1759–1793 William Aiton[1]
- 1793–1841 William Townsend Aiton[1]
- 1841–1865 Sir William Jackson Hooker[2]
- 1865–1885 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker[2]
- 1885–1905 Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer[3]
- 1905–1922 Sir David Prain[4]
- 1922–1941 Sir Arthur William Hill[5]
- 1941–1943 Sir Geoffrey Evans[6][7][8] (acting)
- 1943–1956 Sir Edward Salisbury[9]
- 1956–1971 Sir George Taylor[10][11]
- 1971–1976 Jack Heslop-Harrison[12]
- 1976–1981 Professor John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan[13]
- 1981–1988 Professor Arthur Bell[14]
- 1988–1999 Sir Ghillean Prance[15]
- 1999–2006 Professor Sir Peter Crane[16]
- 2006–2012 Professor Stephen D. Hopper[17]
- 2012–present Richard Deverell[18]
References
- 1 2 Pagnamenta, Frank (2009). The Aitons: Gardeners to their Majesties. Richmond Local History Society. ISBN 9780955071751.
- 1 2 "Princess Alexandra unveils blue plaque for former directors of Kew Gardens". News. English Heritage. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ Geison, Gerald L (2008). "Thiselton-Dyer, William Turner". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ Burkill, I. H. (1944). "David Prain. 1857–1944". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (13): 746–726. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1944.0020.
- ↑ Brooks, F. T. (1942). "Arthur William Hill. 1875–1941". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (11): 87–85. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1942.0009.
- ↑ Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary of British and Irish Botantists and Horticulturalists. Taylor & Francis. p. 235. ISBN 0-85066-843-3.
- ↑ Desmond, Ray (1995). Kew: The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Harvill Press. p. 323. ISBN 1-86046-529-3. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "World Garden". British Council Film Collection. The British Council. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ "Observing environmental change: the Sir Edward James Salisbury Archive". Nature Plus. Natural History Museum. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ Cullen, J. (1995). "Sir George Taylor. 15 February 1904–12 November 1993". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 41: 458–426. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1995.0027.
- ↑ "Obituary: Sir George Taylor". The Independent. 16 November 1993. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ Gunning, Brian (ed.). "Jack Heslop-Harrison biography, part 4" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ Verdcourt, Bernard (1987). "John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan (1917–1985)". Kew Bulletin. 42 (2): 286–296. doi:10.2307/4109685.
- ↑ "Arthur Bell". The Daily Telegraph. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ "Ghillean Prance (1937–)". Kew, History & Heritage. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Director – Professor Sir Peter Crane FRS". Kew, History and Heritage. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ "Director (CEO & Chief Scientist) – Professor Stephen D Hopper AC FLS FTSE". History & Heritage. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ Dowell, Ben (13 June 2012). "Richard Deverell to become director of Kew Gardens". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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