John Akeroyd
| John Robert Akeroyd | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 |
| Institutions | University of Reading |
| Education | St. Andrew's University, Cambridge University |
| Known for | Botany, Polygonaceae |
| Influences | William Stearn, Alastair Culham |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Akeroyd |
John Robert Akeroyd FLS (1952–) is a British botanist.
Life and work
Educated at St. Andrew's University, he proceeded to Cambridge University for his doctorate on the ecological genetics of weeds. His post-doctoral work was at Trinity College, Dublin (1979–1981), and then at the University of Reading, Plant Sciences Department as a post-doctoral fellow (1981–1999). At Reading he worked on the Flora Europaea.[1] He succeeded William Stearn as editor of the Annales Musei Goulandris in 1999,[2] and also editor of Watsonia. He has served as a vice-president of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.[3] there he was referee for Polygonaceae,[4] and also served on the Meetings and Publications Committee. He frequently contributes to popular articles on conservation and botany and co-founded Plant Talk conservation magazine associated with the Eden Project.[5][1] He is also known for his culinary skills.[6][7]
He collected plants from the Mediterranean and Ireland, an contributed to the herbarium at Reading.[8][1] John Akeroyd is the botanical authority, for a nearly twenty taxa, such as Arenaria serpyllifolia L. subsp. aegaea (Rech.f.) Akeroyd.[9] He was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society (FLS) in 1982.[8]
Selected publications
- Akeroyd, John (2008). A Beginner's Guide to Ireland's Wild Flowers. Sherkin Island Marine Station. ISBN 9781870492232.
- The wild plants of Sherkin, Cape Clear and adjacent Islands of West Cork. Sherkin Island Marine Station (1996)
References
Bibliography
- Akeroyd, John (2006). "Preface" (PDF). Annales Musei Goulandris (11): 35–36. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- Akeroyd, John (2006a). "William Thomas Stearn (1911-2001)" (PDF). Annales Musei Goulandris (11): 9–16. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- Decraene, Louis-Philippe Ronse; Akeroyd, J. R. (December 1988). "Generic limits in Polygonum and related genera (Polygonaceae) on the basis of floral characters". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 98 (4): 321–371. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1988.tb01706.x.
- BSBI (September 1983). "Council members 1983–1984" (PDF). BSBI News (34).
- Culham, Alastair (20 January 2004). "John Robert Akeroyd". Culham Research Group. University of Reading. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- Jury, Stephen L. (1 November 1994). "Obituary: David Allerdice Webb". Plant Science Laboratories Herbarium News. University of Reading (34).
- "A Day in the Life of John Akeroyd" (PDF). Nature's Web (3): 7. Autumn 2006.
- "Aims". Plant-talk. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
IPNI. List of plant names with authority Akeroyd.