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Brian Laurence Burtt

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British botanist (1913-2008)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1913 to 2008 · aged 94
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Brian Laurence "Bill" Burtt FRSE FLS, was an English botanist and taxonomist who is noted for his contributions to the family Gesneriaceae. In a career that spanned 74 years, he worked first at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and then at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).

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Bill Burtt with Streptocarpus grandis leaf in the Nkandla Forest, South AfricaBill Burtt with Streptocarpus grandis leaf in the Nkandla Forest, South Africa

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1981Linnean Medal
1971Veitch Memorial Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

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Worthington George SmithAlso won Veitch Memorial MedalCecil Terence IngoldAlso won Linnean MedalWilliam Rickatson DykesAlso won Veitch Memorial MedalF. Gwendolen ReesAlso won Linnean MedalElizabeth May McClintockAlso won Veitch Memorial MedalCyril GarnhamAlso won Linnean Medal

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Brian Laurence "Bill" Burtt FRSE FLS, was an English botanist and taxonomist who is noted for his contributions to the family Gesneriaceae. In a career that spanned 74 years, he worked first at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and then at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). He made numerous field trips to South Africa and Sarawak and described a total of 637 new plant species. Burtt is denoted by the author abbreviation B.L.Burtt when citing a botanical name.

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United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2008 · aged 94
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