Mark Richard David Seaward (born 10 August 1938) is a British

ecologist Ecology () is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms and their environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere levels. Ecology overlaps with the closely re ...

and lichenologist. He was awarded the

Acharius Medal __NOTOC__ The Acharius Medal is awarded by the International Association for Lichenology (IAL) for lifetime achievement in lichenology. The organization resolved at its 1990 meeting that it would simultaneously honor professional achievement and ...

in 2006 for lifetime contributions to lichenology.

Life and career

Seaward was born in

Lincoln, England Lincoln () is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district, district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. The 2021 census gave the Lincoln Urban Area, u ...

. He attended the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

, graduating in 1959, and obtained an education diploma from the same institution a year later. While teaching at the Loughborough Training College, he obtained an MSc from the

University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. Nottingham's main campus (University Park Campus, Nottingh ...

in 1965. In 1967 he moved on to Trinity and All Saints College. Seaward earned a

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from the

University of Bradford The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but ...

in 1972. His thesis was about urban lichen ecology. He started employment at that university in 1974. In 1989 he was appointed as

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of Professor of Environmental Biology. He has continued as an honorary research professor since his retirement.

Recognition

The genus '' Seawardiella'' honours Seaward. Species that have been named after him include: '' Granulopyrenis seawardii'' ; '' Ramalina seawardii'' ; '' Enterographa seawardii'' ; '' Dolichocarpus seawardii'' ; '' Caloplaca seawardii'' ; and '' Graphis seawardii'' .

Selected publications

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seaward, Mark 1938 births Living people British ecologists British lichenologists Alumni of the University of Bradford Academics of the University of Bradford Alumni of the University of Nottingham People from Lincoln, England Acharius Medal recipients 20th-century British scientists 21st-century British scientists Alumni of the University of Birmingham