Richard Southwood

Sir Richard Southwood
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
In office
10 June 1989 – 8 February 1993
ChancellorThe Lord Jenkins of Hillhead
Preceded byThe Lord Neill of Bladen
Succeeded bySir Peter North
Personal details
Born(1931-06-20)20 June 1931
Died26 October 2005(2005-10-26) (aged 74)
AwardsLinnean Medal (1988)
Fellow of the Royal Society
Peter Scott Memorial Award
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Insignia of a Knight Bachelor

Sir Thomas Richard Edmund Southwood GOM DL FRS (20 June 1931 – 26 October 2005)[1] was a British biologist, professor of zoology and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford.[2][3] A specialist on entomology, he developed the field of insect ecology and the development of study techniques. He wrote a landmark textbook on Ecological Methods that went into numerous editions. He also was well known for developing the field of entomology through mentorship of a circle of researchers at Silwood Park.

  1. ^ May, R. M.; Hassell, M. P. (2008). "Thomas Richard Edmund Southwood. 20 June 1931 -- 26 October 2005". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 54: 333–374. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2008.0005.
  2. ^ Kelly, Jeremy. "Professor Sir Richard Southwood Obituary". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 July 2011.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Papers and correspondence of Sir Richard Southwood b.1931". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.