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Richard Southwood

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British zoologist, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1931-2005)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1931 to 2005 · aged 74
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Sir Thomas Richard Edmund Southwood GOM DL FRS was a British biologist, professor of zoology and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. A specialist on entomology, he developed the field of insect ecology and the development of study techniques.

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1995Croonian Medal and Lecture
1988Linnean Medal
1984Knight Bachelor
1977Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

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Sir Thomas Richard Edmund Southwood GOM DL FRS was a British biologist, professor of zoology and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. A specialist on entomology, he developed the field of insect ecology and the development of study techniques. He wrote a landmark textbook on Ecological Methods that went into numerous editions. He also was well known for developing the field of entomology through mentorship of a circle of researchers at Silwood Park.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2005 · aged 74
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