Barbara G. Briggs
Barbara Gillian Briggs AM PSM | |
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Born | 1934 (age 86–87) |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | University of Sydney Ph.D. 1961 |
Awards | Clarke Medal, Public Service Medal, Member of the Order of Australia |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Sydney Botanical Gardens |
Author abbrev. (botany) | B.G.Briggs |
Barbara Gillian Briggs AM PSM (born 1934) is one of the foremost Australian botanists. The IK lists 205 names of plants which have been published or co-published by her. She was one of the botanists in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, of the 1998 APG system.
Briggs and were co-awarded the Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1994.[1]
Briggs was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1998.[2] She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to science and research as a botanist, to documenting Australian flora, and to professional societies".[3][4] She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN).[5]
Since her retirement she continues as an Honorary Research Associate at the Sydney Botanical Gardens.
References[]
- ^ "Briggs, Barbara Gillian (1934 - )". . Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Public Service Medal (PSM) entry for BRIGGS, Barbara Gillian". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 8 June 1998. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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- ^ "Queen's Birthday 2018 Honours: The full list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for BRIGGS, Barbara Gillian". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
For significant service to science and research as a botanist, to documenting Australian flora, and to professional societies.
- ^ "Fellows - The Royal Society of NSW". www.royalsoc.org.au. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ IPNI. B.G.Briggs.
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- 1934 births
- Living people
- Australian botanists
- Australian women scientists
- Women botanists
- Members of the Order of Australia
- Fellows of the Royal Society of New South Wales