Thomas Gaskell Tutin ( English Thomas Gaskell Tutin , 1908 - 1987 ) - British systematic botanist, member of the Royal Society of London.
| Thomas Gaskell Tyutin | |
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| English Thomas Gaskell Tutin | |
| Date of Birth | April 21, 1908 |
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| Date of death | October 7, 1987 (aged 79) |
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| Scientific field | botany |
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| Awards and prizes | Linnaeus Medal (1977) |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " Tutin " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Born April 21, 1908 in Kew in the family of Frank Tyutin and his wife Jane. He studied at the Kotama High School in Bristol, in 1927 he entered the Downing College of Cambridge University . In 1929, together with Edmund Warberg, he participated in an expedition to Madeira and the Azores, in 1931 he went on an expedition to Spain and Morocco, in 1933 - to British Guyana.
Since 1934 he worked in the laboratory of the Association of Marine Biology in Plymouth , where he studied the genus Vzmornik . In 1937 he went on an expedition to Lake Titicaca .
In 1938, Tyutin worked for a while as a laboratory assistant at Kings College, since 1939 he taught as an assistant at the University of Manchester .
In 1942, he married Winifred Pennington , a lake sedimentation specialist.
Since 1944, Tyutin was a senior teacher of embryology at the botanical department of the University College of Leicester , since 1947 he was a professor of botany. In 1967, he was appointed professor of plant taxonomy at the newly created School of Biological Sciences. From 1973 to 1985 he worked in the herbarium with the title of professor emeritus.
From 1957 to 1961, Tyutin was president of the Botanical Society of the British Isles. In 1977, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the London Linnaeus Society .
Since 1945, Tyutin is a member of the Linnean Society of London. In 1982, he was elected a member of the Royal Society of London .
He died on October 7, 1987 .
Some scientific papers
- Tutin, TG A revision of the genus Pariana (Gramineae) // The Linnaean Society's Journal — Botany. - 1936. - Vol. 50 (334). - P. 337-362.
- Clapham, AR, Tutin, TG, Warburg, EF Flora of the British isles. - Cambridge, 1952. - 1591 p.
- Jermy, AC, Tutin, TG British sedges. - London, 1968. - 199 p. - ISBN 0-901158-00-3 .
- Tutin, TG Umbellifers of the British Isles. - London, 1980 .-- 197 p. - ISBN 0-901158-02-X .
Species named after T. Tyutin
- Atractylis tutinii Franco , 1975
- Mentha × tutinii P. Silva , 1966 - Mentha × maximilianea FWSchultz , 1854
Literature
- Bradshaw, AD Thomas Gaskell Tutin. 21 April 1908-7 October 1987 // Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. - 1992. - Vol. 38. - P. 360-375.
- Stace, CA Thomas Gaskell Tutin, MA, Sc.D., FRS // Watsonia. - 1988. - Vol. 17. - P. 210-214.
- Stafleu FA , Cowan RS Taxonomic Literature : [ eng. ] . - Ed. 2. - Utrecht, Antwerpen, The Hague, Boston, 1986. - Vol. VI: Sti — Vuy. - P. 556-557. - 926 p. - ISBN 90-313-0714-9 . - DOI : 10.5962 / bhl.title.48631 .