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Geoffrey Thomas Sandford Baylis

New Zealand botanist (1913-2003) · New Zealand · Scientists · Died at 90

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Geoffrey Thomas Sandford Baylis was a New Zealand botanist and Emeritus Professor specialising in plant pathology and mycorrhiza. He was employed at the University of Otago for 34 years undertaking research into plant and fungal ecology and symbiotic interactions, taxonomy and anatomy.

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Awards

Honorary Doctor of Massey University2006
Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi1961

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Geoffrey Thomas Sandford Baylis was a New Zealand botanist and Emeritus Professor specialising in plant pathology and mycorrhiza. He was employed at the University of Otago for 34 years undertaking research into plant and fungal ecology and symbiotic interactions, taxonomy and anatomy. He collected hundreds of plant specimens in the field and founded the Otago Regional Herbarium (OTA). He discovered the sole Pennantia baylisiana living on Three Kings Island in 1945, and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1961.

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Country
New Zealand
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2003 · aged 90

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