Sir John Beddington | |
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Born | John Rex Beddington 13 October 1945[2] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | London School of Economics (undergraduate) University of Edinburgh (postgraduate) |
Known for | Sustainable management of renewable resources[citation needed] Government Chief Scientific Adviser (2008–2013) |
Spouses | Sarah West
(m. 1968; div. 1972)Caroline Hiller (m. 1990) |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (2001) Knight Bachelor (2010) Order of St Michael and St George (2004) Honorary FREng[1] (2012)[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Population biology |
Institutions | Oxford Martin School Imperial College London University of York University of Edinburgh |
Thesis | The exploitation of red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) in Scotland. |
Website | oxfordmartin |
Sir John Rex Beddington (born 13 October 1945)[2] is a British population biologist and Senior Adviser at the Oxford Martin School, and was previously Professor of Applied Population Biology at Imperial College London, and the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser from 2008 until 2013.[3][4][5]