Barbara Gillian Briggs (born 1934) is one of the foremost Australian botanists. The '' IK'' lists 205 names of plants which have been published or co-published by her. She was one of the botanists in the

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1998

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. Briggs was employed at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney from 1959. She was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney in 1960. Briggs and Craig Anthony Atkins were co-awarded the

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of the

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in 1994. Briggs was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1998. She was made a

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in the

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for "significant service to science and research as a botanist, to documenting Australian flora, and to professional societies". She is a Fellow of the

(FRSN). Since her retirement she continues as an Honorary Research Associate a
the Sydney Botanical Gardens
The plant, '' Lomandra briggsiana'', was named in her honour.

References

External links

"Biographical memoir of Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson, 1926-1997" by Barbara G. Briggs

"What is significant - The Wollemi pine or the southern rushes?" by Barbara G. Briggs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Briggs, Barbara G. 1934 births Living people 20th-century Australian botanists 20th-century Australian women scientists Australian women botanists Members of the Order of Australia Fellows of the Royal Society of New South Wales University of Sydney alumni