Francis Rose
Francis Rose | |
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| Born | 29 September 1921 Bedford College King's College London |
| Doctoral students | Brian J. Coppins |
| Other notable students | David Bellamy |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | F.Rose |
Francis Rose
plant communities and woodlands
.
Rose was born in south
PhD in 1953, studying the structure and ecology of British lowland
bogs.
From 1949, he taught at
in 1975 until 1981.He married in 1943 to Pauline and had a family of three sons and a daughter. Rose was awarded the
Books
- The Wild Flower Key — How to identify wild plants, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland, 1981.ISBN 0-7232-5175-4.
- Colour Identification Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of the British Isles and North Western Europe, 1989. Viking. ISBN 0-670-80688-9.
- The Flora of ISBN 0-946589-34-8.
- Francis Rose and ISBN 978-1851531653
- The Observer's Book of Wild Flowers, 3rd edition, 1978, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd LCCN 78-322087
- Lichens as Pollution Monitors. Co-authored with LCCN 77-366465
- The Observer's Book of Grasses Sedges and Rushes, 1974. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd ISBN 0-7232-1533-2
For a full list of publications see Obituary in Watsonia.[1]
References
- ^ Watsonia. 26: 515–26. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- S2CID 84537421.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. F.Rose.
Further reading
- Obituary. Francis Rose 1921 - 2006. Watsonia 26: 515 - 518
- Obituary. Francis Rose MBE (1921–2006)
External links
- The Francis Rose Reserve, Kew Gardens
- Obituary, The Times, 29 July 2006.
- Obituary, The Independent, 21 July 2006.
- Profile: Francis Rose — Holistic view of ecology and conservation, by John Akeroyd, Plant Talk, no. 30, October 2002.
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