A Finnish botanist.
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English botanist, specialised in ferns and spermatophytes. Also interested in conifers.
Phd in cytogenetics from Newcastle University, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at University of Queensland, Brisbane (1968-1970). 1971 appointed to conduct conifer and fern reserach at Royal Botanic Garden Edinbrugh (RBGE).
One of his greatest projects at RBGE was the Conifer Conservation Programme, established a network of safe sites throughout Britain and Ireland for the cultivation of threatened conifer species.
Published:
- "The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland" (1982)