Paul Adrian Racey is the Regius Professor of Natural History emeritus at the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...

. He retired 2009 to leave the chair unoccupied for five years when

Christopher John Secombes Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...

succeeded him.Warrants under the Royal Sign Manual
Notice of the assignment of Christopher John Secombes as Regius Chair of Natural History in The London Gazette - Official Public Record; 21 February 2014 He is a leading authority on

bats Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

. The species '' Pipistrellus raceyi'' was named after him.

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