Background
Keay, Ronald William John was born on May 20, 1920 in Richmond, Surrey, England. Son of Harold John and Marion Lucy (Flick) Keay.
science administrator tropical forest biologist
Keay, Ronald William John was born on May 20, 1920 in Richmond, Surrey, England. Son of Harold John and Marion Lucy (Flick) Keay.
Bachelor, St. John's College, Oxford, England, 1942. Master of Arts, St. John's College, Oxford, England, 1945. Bachelor of Science, St. John's College, Oxford, England, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, St. John's College, Oxford, England, 1963.
Forest officer, Forest Svc., Nigeria, 1942-1962; director forest research, Forest Svc., Nigeria, 1960-1962; deputy executive secretary, The Royal Society, London, 1962-1977; executive secretary, The Royal Society, London, 1977-1985; visiting professor, U. Essex, United Kingdom, 1991-1993. Seconded to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1951-1957. Science adviser Earthwatch, Boston, since 1991.
Church warden St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 1981-1987. Fellow Institute Biology United Kingdom (president 1988-1990), Royal Horticultural Society London (honorary), Linnean Society London (treasurer 1989-1995). Member Science Association Nigeria (president 1961-1962), African Studies Association United Kingdom (president 1971-1972), Nigerian Field Society (vice president since 1987).
Married Joan Mary Walden, August 18, 1944. Children: Alison Keay Eldridge, Hilary Keay Kinnell, Martin.