Ghillean Prance

Sir Ghillean Prance
Born
Ghillean Tolmie Prance

(1937-07-13) 13 July 1937 (age 87)[2]
Brandeston, Suffolk, England[2]
NationalityBritish
Alma materKeble College, University of Oxford
Known forDirector of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1988–1999)[1]
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsNew York Botanical Garden (1963–1988)[2]
ThesisA taxonomic study of the Chrysobalanaceae (1963)
Author abbrev. (botany)Prance
Websiteedenproject.com/eden-story/about-us/sir-ghillean-prance-frs-vmh

Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance FRS FLS FRSB (born 13 July 1937) is a prominent British botanist and ecologist[3] who has published extensively on the taxonomy of families such as Chrysobalanaceae and Lecythidaceae, but drew particular attention in documenting the pollination ecology of Victoria amazonica.[4][5] Prance is a former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Kew history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Sinon, Stephen (August 2000). "Records of the Herbarium (RG4) GHILLEAN T. PRANCE RECORDS (1963–1988)". Archives and Manuscript Collections. New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ Langmead, Clive (2001). A Passion for Plants: Life and Vision of Ghillean Prance, Director of Kew Gardens. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. ISBN 1-900347-76-8.
  4. ^ Prance, Anne E.; Sandved, Kjell Bloch; Prance, Ghillean T. (1993). Bark: the formation, characteristics, and uses of bark around the world. Portland, Or: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-262-5.
  5. ^ Sandved, Kjell Bloch; Prance, Ghillean T. (1985). Leaves, the formation, characteristics, and uses of hundreds of leaves found in all parts of the world. [New York]: Crown. ISBN 0-517-55152-7.