Arthur Roy Clapham

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Arthur Roy Clapham
Born(1904-05-24)24 May 1904
Rothamsted Experimental Station; University of Oxford; University of Sheffield
Author abbrev. (botany)A.R.Clapham

Arthur Roy Clapham

Sheffield University 1944–69 and vice chancellor of the university during the 1960s. He coauthored the Flora of the British Isles, which was the first, and for several decades the only, comprehensive flora of the British Isles published in 1952 and followed by new editions in 1962 and 1987.[4] In response to a request from Arthur Tansley, he coined the term ecosystem in the early 1930s.[5]

Early life and education

Clapham was born in

First Class Honours and was awarded the Frank Smart Prize for Botany.[1]

After completing his B.A., Clapham did graduate work in

sampling methods at Rothamsted.[1]

Professional career

In 1930 Clapham was appointed a Demonstrator in Botany at the

Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 1954 to 1958 and as Acting Vice-Chancellor in 1956.[1]

Clapham served as the President of the

Linnean Society
from 1967 to 1970.

Awards and honours

Clapham was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1949 and a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1969. In 1970 he received honorary doctorates from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Sheffield.[1]

Personal life

Clapham married Brenda North Stoessiger in 1933. Their first child, John, died at the age of 13 months in 1935. Clapham and his wife had three other children – daughters Elizabeth and Jennifer, born in 1935 and 1937 respectively, and a son, David, born in 1944. Brenda Clapham died in 1985.[1] After her death, Clapham's health worsened. He died in 1990.[2]

Major contributions

Initially trained in plant physiology, Clapham's contributions included work on

T.G. Tutin and E. F. Warburg he published the Flora of the British Isles (followed by two later editions in 1962 and 1987) and in 1959, the Excursion Flora of the British Isles. In 1969 he edited and helped publish the Flora of Derbyshire.[2]

Books
The standard author abbreviation A.R.Clapham is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1098/rsbm.1994.0005
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  2. ^
    JSTOR 2261018
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  3. PMID 33874330
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  4. ISBN 0-521-04657-2
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  5. ^ Willis A J (1997), "The ecosystem: an evolving concept viewed historically", Functional Ecology 11:2, page 268-271.
  6. ^ "Karl Pearson sesquicentenary conference". Royal Statistical Society. 3 March 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  A.R.Clapham.

External links

Academic offices
Preceded by Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield
1965 		Succeeded by
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