Martyn James Dibben

Background

Dibben, Martyn James was born on January 26, 1943 in Gosport, Hampshire. Son of Fred Horace and Elsie (Keech) Dibben.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, University London, 1964. Master of Education, University London, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, Duke University, 1974.

Career

Biology master Barkingside High School, Essex, England, 1964—1968. Instructor botany Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1972—1974. Research fellow, lichenology Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974—1975.

Head section botany Milwaukee Public Museum, since 1975. Member Science Areas Preservation Council, Wisconsin, 1974—1982. Adjunct professor cryptogamic botany University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since 1976.

Achievements

• Martyn James Dibben has been listed as a noteworthy curator, botanist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Deputy director United Nations Educational Commission, Organization Flora Neotropica, since 1980. Member of Arts and Letters, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Organization Tropical Studies, Mycological Society of America, International Society Tropical Biology, International Association Plant Taxonomy, International Association Bryology, British Bryological Society, British Lichenological Society, American Society Plant Taxonomy, Association for Tropical Biology, American Bryological and Lichenological Society, International Association Lichenology (editor Newsletter since 1981), Wisconsin Mycological Society (president 1982-1984), Wisconsin Botany Club 1980-1982, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Alison Jane Clark, August 24, 1968. Children: Nicole Jane, Allan James.

Father:

Fred Horace Dibben

Mother:

Elsie (Keech) Dibben

Spouse:

Alison Jane Clark

child:

Nicole Jane Dibben

child:

Allan James Dibben