David Leslie Hawksworth

Background

Hawksworth, David Leslie was born on June 5, 1946 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Leicester, England, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Leicester, England, 1970; Doctor of Science, U. Leicester, England, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Umeå, 1996.

Career

Mycologist, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, England, 1969-1981; principal taxonomist, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, England, 1980-1981; science assistant to executive director, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, Farnham Royal, Slough., England, 1981-1983; director, International Mycological Institute, Kew, then Egham, England, since 1983; president, International Union Biological Sciences, since 1994. County member English Nature, Government United Kingdom, since 1996. Visiting professor botany U. Reading, England, since 1984.

Visiting professor biology U. Kent, England, since 1990. Visiting professor mycology U. London, since 1992. Participant numerous conferences, congressesand meetings.

Achievements

• David Leslie Hawksworth has been listed as a noteworthy Intergovernmental scientific institute director by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • A key to the lichen-forming, parasitic, parasymbiotic and saprophytic fungi occurring on lichens in the British Isles (Lichenologist)

Membership

Fellow Linnean Society London (Bicentenary medal 1978), Institute Biology (registered environmental biologist), Society Lichenologica Italiana (honorary), Ukrainian Botanical Society (honorary), American Mycological Society (honorary), L.Am. Mycological Association (honorary), British Mycological Society (honorary, centenary fellow), British Lichen Society(honorary). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association Lichenology, International Association for Plant Taxonomy (moderator since 1993), Tropical Agricultural Association,, Field Studies Council, Botanical Society British Isles, Bryologisch-lichenologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mitteleuropa, Systematics Association (editor-in-chief1981-1984, 86), American Phytopathol.

Connections

Married, 1968; children: Julian, Helen.

child:

Julian Hawksworth

child:

Helen Hawksworth