Person
Jacobs, Surrey Wilfrid Laurence (1946 - 2009)
- Born
- 29 April 1946
- Died
- 26 November 2009
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist
Summary
Surrey Jacobs was one of Australia's foremost experts on the taxonomy, systematics and ecology of aquatic plants, particularly the families Aponogetonaceae, Hydrocharitaceae, Nymphaeaceae and Zosteraceae. Early in his career he worked on major revisions of grasses, including Triodia and Stipa. He collected widely across Australia, especially in remote areas, and described over 80 new taxa. His extensive knowledge of wetlands and grasslands led to his membership of State Government scientific advisory committees relating to environmental monitoring and the implementation of management policies. Jacobs's published output included both scholarly papers and (with colleagues) works on grasses and aquatic plants intended for a wider audience, some of which ran to several editions.
Details
Chronology
- 1971
- Career position - Joined the National Herbarium of New South Wales as Botanist
- 1974
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
- 1983 - 1984
- Career position - Australian Botanical Liaison Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- 2000 - 2009
- Career position - Adjunct Professor, University of New England
- 2008 - 2009
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, National Herbarium of New South Wales
- 2009
- Life event - Retired
- 2009
- Award - T. Wayne Miller Distinguished Service Award, International Aquatic Plant Management Society
- 2009
- Award - Public Service Medal
- 2010
- Award - Member (posthumous), Hall of Fame, International Waterlily and Water Garden Society
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Les, Donald H., 'Surrey W. L. Jacobs (1946-2009) and Aquatic Plant Research in Australia', Telopea, 13 (2011), 23-35. Details
- Wilson, Karen L., 'Surrey Wilfrid Laurence Jacobs 1946-2009', Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter (2010), 3-8. Details
- Wilson, Karen L., 'Surrey Wilfrid Laurence Jacobs 1946-2009', Telopea, 13 (2011), 13-21. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2528400. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/1379991. Details
- 'Jacobs, Surrey Wilfrid Laurence (19460429-20091126)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772692. Details
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