Michael Goodfellow

Michael Goodfellow
Born(1941-01-08)8 January 1941
Ecclefechan, Scotland
Died8 March 2024(2024-03-08) (aged 83)
Scientific career
FieldsTaxonomist
InstitutionsUniversity of Newcastle upon Tyne

Michael Goodfellow MBE (8 January 1941 – 8 March 2024) was a British professor in microbial systematics, specialising in Actinomycetota taxonomy. He earlier served as head of the School of Biology in University of Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] He was also the chair of the Bergey's Manual Trust.[2] Goodfellow died on 8 March 2024, at the age of 83.[3]

  1. ^ "Staff list by role on University of Newcastle website". Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  2. ^ Bergey's Manual Trustees on the Trust's website Archived 13 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Goodfellow, Lena (3 April 2024). "Michael Goodfellow obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2024.