Education
University of Cambridge.
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Isaac Burkill
Isaac Henry Burkill was an English botanist.
Career
Educated at Repton School and Caius College, Cambridge, Burkill served as Assistant in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1897 to 1899. In 1912 he succeeded H. North. Ridley as Director of the Botanic Gardens, Singapore. In 1935 he published his dictionary of economic products of Malaya, ten years after his retirement.
This dictionary was reprinted in 1966, 1993 and 2002.
Burkill"s son, Humphrey Morrison Burkill, was also a distinguished botanist and also served as Director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens (1957-1969). Honorary Fellow of the Association for Tropical Biology (and Conservation) 1963.
Achievements
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Honorary Fellow of the Association for Tropical Biology (and Conservation) 1963.
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Born
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Died
March 8, 1965 (aged 94) -
Nationality
United Kingdom
Education
Awards
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Linnean Medal
The Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London was established in 1888, and is awarded annually to alternately a botanist or a zoologist or (as has been common since 1958) to one of each in the same year.The Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London was established in 1888, and is awarded annually to alternately a botanist or a zoologist or (as has been common since 1958) to one of each in the same year.