Bernard Verdcourt
Bernard Verdcourt (20 January 1925 – 25 October 2011) was a biologist and taxonomist, most widely known as a botanist and latterly an honorary research fellow at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. [1] Prior to coming to Kew in 1964, he was associated with the East African Herbarium for 15 years. Although his best-known work probably consists of his many studies of the East African flora, he has also made extensive contributions relating to African terrestrial mollusks and to entomology. Dr. Verdcourt received the Linnean Medal for botany from the Linnean Society of London in 2000.[2][3][4] His list of publications includes more than 1,000 scientific works.[2] The standard author abbreviation Verdc. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
Bernard Verdcourt | |
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| Born | 20 January 1925 Luton, England |
| Died | 25 October 2011 (aged 86) Maidenhead, Berkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
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| Fields | Biology Taxonomy |
Selected major works
- Verdcourt, B. (1951–1957). Notes on the snails of north-east Tanganyika Territory. [Eight parts]
- Verdcourt, B. et al. (1956–1995). Flora of Tropical East Africa. Kew Bulletin and other publications. [Accounts of 71 families]
- Verdcourt, B. et al. (2001–2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa. Rotterdam: Balkema. [Accounts of 12 families]
References
- Science Obituaries: Bernard Verdcourt
- Award to Bernard Vercourt. Kew Scientist: Apr 2000(17):4.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Kew Gardens
- http://www.linnean.org/index.php?id=347 Linnean Society of London
- IPNI. Verdc.
