Leonard Co | |
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Born | Leonardo Legaspi Co December 29, 1953 |
Died | November 15, 2010 Forests of Kananga, Leyte, Philippines | (aged 56)
Cause of death | Shot three times by members of 19th Infantry Battalion, Armed Forces of the Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BS) |
Spouse |
Glenda Flores (m. 1990) |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Hugh Greenwood Environmental Award (posthumous) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Plant taxonomy, ethnobotany |
Institutions | University of the Philippines Institute of Biology Conservation International-Philippines Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society |
Website | www |
Leonardo Legaspi Co (December 29, 1953 in Manila – November 15, 2010 in Kananga, Leyte[1]) was a Filipino botanist and plant taxonomist[2] who was considered the "foremost authority in ethnobotany in the Philippines" during his lifetime.[3]