George Taylor (botanist)

Sir George Taylor FRS[1] FRSE FLS (15 February 1904, Edinburgh - 13 November 1993, Dunbar) was a Scottish botanist.

Taylor was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1956–71.[2][1][3]

Standard author abbreviation

The standard author abbreviation G.Taylor is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Cullen, J. (1995). "Sir George Taylor. 15 February 1904-12 November 1993". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 41: 458–426. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1995.0027.  edit
  2. ^ ‘TAYLOR, Sir George’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 19 May 2011
  3. ^ Obituary: Sir George Taylor
  4. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.