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| Born | 24 November 1913  Palmerston North |
| Died | 31 December 2003 (aged 90) |
| Education | Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science |
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| Family | Geraldine Chamberlain |
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| Thesis | The influence of certain fungi on the germination of peas; and, A physiological study of the pathogenicity of several species of Sclerotinia, Some observations on Avicennia officinalis Linn in New Zealand |
| Academic advisor | Olga Livia Gertrude Adams, William Brown |
| Doctoral students | Peter Johnson |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | G.T.S.Baylis |
Geoffrey Thomas Sandford Baylis (24 November 1913 – 31 December 2003) was a New Zealand botanist and Emeritus Professor specialising in plant pathology and mycorrhiza. He was employed at the University of Otago for 34 years undertaking research into plant and fungal ecology and symbiotic interactions, taxonomy and anatomy. He collected hundreds of plant specimens in the field and founded the Otago Regional Herbarium (OTA). He discovered the sole Pennantia baylisiana living on Three Kings Island in 1945, and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1961.