The Keeper of Botany was a position at the
Natural History Museum — formerly
British Museum (Natural History) — in
London,
England, and served as head of department for
botany.
The position was in place between 1827 and 2013.
Keepers of Botany
The following is a list of those who have held this position. Dates are those in office.
*
Robert Brown 1827–1858
*
John Joseph Bennett 1859–1870
*
William Carruthers 1871–1895
*
George Robert Milne Murray 1895–1905
*
Alfred Barton Rendle
Alfred Barton Rendle FRS (19 January 1865 – 11 January 1938) was an English botanist.
Rendle was born in Lewisham to John Samuel and Jane Wilson Rendle.
He was educated in Lewisham where he first became interested in plants, St Olave's Gra ...
1906–1930
*
John Ramsbottom 1930–1950
*
George Taylor 1950–1956
*
James Edgar Dandy 1956–1966
*
Robert Ross 1966–1977
*
John Francis Michael Cannon 1977–1990
*
Stephen Blackmore
Stephen Blackmore CBE FRSE FRSB FLS (born 30 July 1952) is a British botanist, who was educated at St. George's School, Hong Kong and the University of Reading where he completed his PhD in 1976 on the "Palynology and Systematics of the C ...
1990–1999
*
Richard Bateman 2000–2004
*
Johannes C. Vogel
Johannes Christian Vogel Fellow of the Linnean Society, FLS American Academy of Arts and Sciences, FAAAS (born 15 May 1963) is a Germans, German botanist, who since 1 February 2012 has been Director General of the Museum für Naturkunde and Profes ...
2004–2012
*
Philip Stephen Rainbow (Acting) 2012–2013
References
{{reflist
Natural History Museum, London
*Keeper of Botany, Natural History Museum
*Keeper of Botany, Natural History Museum
Lists of English people