Person
Bostock, Peter Dundas (1949 - )
- Born
- 1949
- Occupation
- Systematic botanist
Summary
Peter Bostock is a botanist noted for his expertise in the taxonomy of ferns and their allies, particularly the families Adiantaceae, Hymenophyllaceae and Polypodiaceae. After training in mathematics and an early career in systems analysis and design, Bostock joined the Queensland Herbarium in 1989, retiring in 2015 as Principal Botanist. He was responsible for the databasing of details of plant specimens held in the Herbarium. Other projects included the development of the LUCID key to Australian grasses. Bostock's publications include treatments for the Flora of Australia and, with Ailsa Holland, the Census of the Queensland flora, (first issued in 2007). In 2012 Bostock received the Queensland Natural history Award.
Details
Chronology
- 1989 - 2015
- Career position - Botanist (later Principal Botanist), Queensland Herbarium
- 2002
- Career position - Australian Botanical Liaison Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- 2007
- Award - Australian Plants Award, Australian Plants Society
- 2012
- Award - Queensland Natural History Award, Queensland Naturalists' Club
- 2015 -
- Career position - Honorary Research Associate, Queensland Herbarium
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'The Queensland Natural History Award, 2012 [awarded to Peter Bostock]', Queensland naturalist, 50 (1/3) (2012), 1-3. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 26 May 2022