Frank Bisby

Frank Bisby (1945-October 25, 2011) was a pioneer in the development of taxonomy databases. He is noted for his work in founding Species 2000 in 1997, which coordinated the publication of the Catalogue of Life, the most comprehensive database of species as of 2012.[1][2] Bisby was the first chair of the Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG), which was founded in 1985, and continued to lead significant projects, including the International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS).[3][4] He was located at the University of Reading for most of his career.

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  1. ↑ Memorandum and Articles of Association of Species 2000, 11 December 1997
  2. ↑ Obituary: Frank A. Bisby (1945-2011)
  3. ↑ TDWG History
  4. ↑ Two Biodiversity Informatics Colleagues Passed Away