Andrew John Scott (botanist)


Andrew John Scott
Born1950
Torquay, Devon
NationalityBritish
Known forBotany
Taxonomy
SpousePamela Lacy
Scientific career
InstitutionsRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Author abbrev. (botany)A.J.Scott

Andrew John Scott (born 1950, Torquay) is a British botanist.[1]

He attended St Peter's School, Southbourne (1961-1969), where he was active in their fencing club.[2][3] He went on to study Biology at York University (B.A., 1972) followed by an M.Sc. in Pure and Applied Plant Taxonomy at Reading University (1973), with a project on "Lotus section Pedrosia in the Canary Islands".[4] In 1976 he was awarded a Ph.D. from Birmingham University for the thesis "The Systematics of the Chenopodiaceae" using Numerical taxonomy.[5]

He worked (1976-1978) as a taxonomist at the Herbarium, Kew Gardens, working on Myrtaceae.[6][7][8] Later he worked on the Flora of the Mascarenes project at Kew. Elected a member of the Linnean Society of London in 1976.[9] He has published articles on the classification of the Chenopodiaceae and Myrtaceae.

He was awarded a Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) from Thames Valley College in 1990 and worked in Information technology at KPOS Computer Systems[10][11] and Swan Retail.[12][13]

Gossia scottiana N.Snow is named for him.[14][15]

The standard author abbreviation A.J.Scott is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
  1. ^ a b "Scott, Andrew John (1950-)". PNI (2021). International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "County foil double for St Peter's". Bournemouth Evening Echo. 14 January 1969.
  3. ^ Smith, T.S. (1998). St Peter's - Independent Days. A history of the school and site, 1870-1980. Bournemouth: The Highmoor Press. pp. 129–130.
  4. ^ Bramwell, David; Bramwell, Zoe I. (1974). Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Stanley Thornes. pp. ix.
  5. ^ "DISSERTATION The systematics of the Chenopodiaceae sensu Ulbrich". University of Birmingham.
  6. ^ Sands, Martin (1976). "News of Kewites at home and abroad in 1976". The Journal of the Kew Guild. 9: 491.
  7. ^ "Review of the Work of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in 1976". Kew Bulletin. 32 (4): 835, 838. 1978. JSTOR 4109791.
  8. ^ "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Scientific, Technical and Administrative Staff". Kew Bulletin. 32 (4): 863–872. 1978. JSTOR 4109792.
  9. ^ "Records of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London for the session of 1975-76". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 8 (4): 366. December 1976.
  10. ^ "K P O S Computer Systems LTD". BIZ SEEK.
  11. ^ "K P O S COMPUTER SYSTEMS LTD BUSINESS DATA". LeadQuest.
  12. ^ "Swan team strengthened". Swan Retail Ltd. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008.
  13. ^ "Andy Scott Retires" (PDF). Swan Retail. November 2015.
  14. ^ Snow, Neil (2006). "New species of Gossia N.Snow & Guymer and Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Hassk. (Myrtaceae) from Papua New Guinea". Austrobaileya. 7 (2): 325–340. JSTOR 41739039.
  15. ^ Wegrzyn, Magdalena (29 January 2007). "A trip to the herbarium". The Mirror. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.