Vicki Funk | |
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Born | Vicki Ann Funk November 26, 1947 Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | October 22, 2019 | (aged 71)
Alma mater | B.S., Murray State University, Biology and History, 1969, M.S., Murray State University, Biology, 1975; PhD, Ohio State University, 1980 |
Known for | Botanist and curator |
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Institutions | New York Botanical Garden, Smithsonian Institution, George Mason University, Duke University |
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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]