Ghillean Prance
Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance FRS FLS FRSB (born 13 July 1937) is a prominent British botanist and ecologist who has published extensively on the taxonomy of families such as Chrysobalanaceae and Lecythidaceae, but drew particular attention in documenting the pollination ecology of Victoria amazonica. Prance is a former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Sir Ghillean Prance | |
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| Born | Ghillean Tolmie Prance 13 July 1937 Brandeston, Suffolk, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Keble College, University of Oxford |
| Known for | Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1988–1999) |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | New York Botanical Garden (1963–1988) |
| Thesis | A taxonomic study of the Chrysobalanaceae (1963) |
| Website | edenproject |
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