Frank Bisby
Frank Ainley Bisby (April 24, 1945 – October 25, 2011) was a botanist who specialized in legumes, and was a pioneer in the development of taxonomic databases. He is noted for his work in founding Species 2000 in 1997, which coordinated the publication of the Catalogue of Life, the most comprehensive catalogue of species.[1][2] Bisby was the first chair of the Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG), which was founded in 1985. Bisby continued to lead significant projects, including the International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS).[3][4] He served as a professor of botany at the University of Reading for most of his career.[5]
After his PhD at Oxford University he worked with the University of Southampton before becoming a professor in botany at Reading University.
References
- ^ Memorandum and Articles of Association of Species 2000, 11 December 1997 [1] Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Obituary: Frank A. Bisby (1945-2011)
- ^ "TDWG History". Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ Two Biodiversity Informatics Colleagues Passed Away
- ^ "University of Reading". University of Reading. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. F.A.Bisby.
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- A latest release of the Catalogue of Life Archived 2017-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- The Catalogue of Life development Archived 2014-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
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