Entwisle, Timothy (Tim) John (1960 - )

He graduated from The University of Melbourne in 1981 with an honours degree majoring in botany.

After a year as a horticultural assistant at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, he undertook postgraduate study in the taxonomy of algae at La Trobe University.

Between 1986 and 1989 he was a post-doctoral fellow at The University of Melbourne studying the taxonomy and ecology of algae in the Yarra River basin.

From 1990 he worked at the National Herbarium of Victoria as a flora writer and editor, as well as continuing his research into freshwater algae.

He was New South Wales' Government Botanist in 2007-2008, and for eight years was the executive director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney (2003-2011).

Subsequently, he was director of Conservation, Living Collections and Estates, Kew, London from 2011, and from 2013 he was director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria.

He is an honorary professorial fellow at the University of Melbourne and is currently [2020] president of the International Association of Botanic Gardens.

He is an internationally recognised plant scientist with specialist expertise in freshwater algae but a broad interest in horticulture and biodiversity. By 2007 he was author of over 70 scientific publications, including three books, and has chaired numerous national and State committees.

He is also a regular contributor to ABC Sydney radio and writes occasionally for popular science and nature magazines.

Source: Extracted from:
Back dust-jacket, 'Flora of Victoria', Vol.2 (1994)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_John_Entwisle (2021)
Portrait Photo: M.Fagg 2009

Collecting localities for 'Entwistle, T.J.' from AVH (2021)

Data from 4,845 specimens