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Malaysian-British botanist (1946-2025)

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Ruth Kiew was a Malaysian-British botanist focused on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Kiew was the first woman to be awarded the David Fairchild Medal for plant exploration, by the National Tropical Botanical Garden, recognising her as "one of the world's great experts on tropical begonias" in 2002.

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2002David Fairchild Medal

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Ruth Kiew was a Malaysian-British botanist focused on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Kiew was the first woman to be awarded the David Fairchild Medal for plant exploration, by the National Tropical Botanical Garden, recognising her as "one of the world's great experts on tropical begonias" in 2002. The standard author abbreviation Kiew is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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United Kingdom
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1946 to 2025 · aged 79
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