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Bisby, Frank Ainley was born on April 24, 1945 in Farnborough, England. Son of Frank and Barbara Joan Vere (Moore) Bisby.
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Frank Ainley Bisby, British Biology educator. Royal Society/Leverhulme Trust Senior fellow, since 1996; Christopher Welch Research scholar, 1967-1970. Fellow Linnean Society (honorary botanical secretary 1984-1990, vice president 1988-1990); mem.Systematics Association (honorary botanical secretary 1970-1986).
Education
Bachelor in Botany, Oxford (England) University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1971; Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1971.
Career
Reader biology department, curator botanic garden and herbarium, U. Southampton, England, 1970-1986;
senior lecturer biology, director botanic garden and herbarium, U. Southampton, England, 1986-1993;
personal reader, U. Southampton, England, since 1994. Founder, coordinator International Legume Database and Information Svc., since 1985. Chairman Taxonomic Databases Working Group International Union Biological Sciences, 1989-1992.
Chairman international science programme "Species 2000: Indexing the World's Known Species, " since 1994.
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Fellow Linnean Society (honorary botanical secretary 1984-1990, vice president 1988-1990). Mem.Systematics Association (honorary botanical secretary 1970-1986).
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British