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David Cutler was born in 1939. He was educated at the [[University of Leeds]], BSc (Hons) 1962, and [[Imperial College London]], PhD 1965. |
David Cutler was born in 1939. He was educated at the [[University of Leeds]], BSc (Hons) 1962, and [[Imperial College London]], PhD 1965. |
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Cutler was formerly Deputy Keeper and Head of the Plant Anatomy Section, Jodrell Laboratory, [[Royal Botanical Gardens]] |
Cutler was formerly Deputy Keeper and Head of the Plant Anatomy Section, Jodrell Laboratory, [[Royal Botanical Gardens]] at Kew. He currently holds the positions of Honorary Research Fellow at the Royal Botanic Gardens, visiting Professor in Botany at the [[University of Reading]] and Honorary Lecturer at Imperial College, London.<ref>[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP001000.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.kew.org/science/directory/people/Cutler_David.html]</ref> |
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Cutler was president of the [[Linnean Society of London]] (2006-2009), and president of the Kew Guild (2003-2004). He was awarded the [[Linnean Gold Medal]] in 1999, for outstanding services to the Linnean Society. |
Cutler was president of the [[Linnean Society of London]] (2006-2009), and president of the Kew Guild (2003-2004). He was awarded the [[Linnean Gold Medal]] in 1999, for outstanding services to the Linnean Society. |
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Revision as of 13:06, 3 November 2016
David Frederick Cutler PPFLS (born 1939[1]) is an English Botanist and plant anatomist.
Life
David Cutler was born in 1939. He was educated at the University of Leeds, BSc (Hons) 1962, and Imperial College London, PhD 1965.
Cutler was formerly Deputy Keeper and Head of the Plant Anatomy Section, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. He currently holds the positions of Honorary Research Fellow at the Royal Botanic Gardens, visiting Professor in Botany at the University of Reading and Honorary Lecturer at Imperial College, London.[2][3]
Cutler was president of the Linnean Society of London (2006-2009), and president of the Kew Guild (2003-2004). He was awarded the Linnean Gold Medal in 1999, for outstanding services to the Linnean Society.
His research interests are in pure and applied plant anatomy, including the systematic anatomy of angiosperms, functional aspects of plant structure and the identification of fragmentary plant material.
References
Selected publications
- Cutler, D.F., Botha, E. & Stevenson, D.W. (2008). Plant Anatomy. An applied approach. Blackwell Publishing
- Gregory, M. & Cutler, D. F. (eds) (2002). Anatomy of the Monocotyledons IX Acoraceae and Araceae. Oxford Science Publications.
- Fahn, A. & Cutler, D. F. (1992). Xerophytes. Encyclopedia of Plant Anatomy, vol. XIII.3. Gebruder Borntraeger.
- Cutler, D. F. & Richardson, I. B. K. (1989). Tree Roots and Buildings, 2nd Edition, revised, reference book. Longman Scientific and Technical.
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