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Apr 24, 1945 Died on 25 Oct 2011 (aged 66)
Botanist and pioneer in developing taxonomy databases
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About Frank Bisby
- Frank Ainley Bisby (April 24, 1945 – October 25, 2011) was a botanist who specialized in legumes, and was a pioneer in the development of taxonomic databases.
- He is noted for his work in founding Species 2000 in 1997, which coordinated the publication of the Catalogue of Life, the most comprehensive catalogue of species.
- Bisby was the first chair of the Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG), which was founded in 1985.
- Bisby continued to lead significant projects, including the International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS).
- He served as a professor of botany at the University of Reading for most of his career.After his PhD at Oxford University he worked with the University of Southampton before becoming a professor in botany at Reading University.
