Vicki Funk

Vicki Funk
Funk in 2010
Born
Vicki Ann Funk

(1947-11-26)November 26, 1947
DiedOctober 22, 2019(2019-10-22) (aged 71)
Alma materB.S., Murray State University, Biology and History, 1969, M.S., Murray State University, Biology, 1975; PhD, Ohio State University, 1980
Known forBotanist and curator
Awards
Scientific career
InstitutionsNew York Botanical Garden,
Smithsonian Institution,
George Mason University,
Duke University
Theses
  • A Floristic and Geologic Survey of Selected Seeps of Calloway County, KY.
  • The Systematics of Montanoa Cerv. (Asteraceae)
Author abbrev. (botany)V.A.Funk

Vicki Ann Funk (November 26, 1947 – October 22, 2019) was an American botanist and curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, known for her work on members of the composite family (Asteraceae) including collecting plants in many parts of the world, as well as her synthetic work on phylogenetics and biogeography.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Botany Staff - Vicki Funk". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HIstory. 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Thistles and Sunflowers". The Science Show. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. May 27, 2000. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Funk, Victoria Ann (Vicki) (1947-) on". Global Plants on JSTOR. Retrieved March 27, 2015.