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David Smith
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British botanist (1930-2018)
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David Cecil Smith (1930–2018) was a British botanist and academic. Born in Port Talbot, he was educated at the University of Edinburgh and The Queen's College. He worked as an academic at the University of Bristol and the University of Oxford.
Smith was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He received the Linnean Medal and was knighted as a Knight Bachelor. He was a member of the Linnean Society of London and Humanists UK. His work is held in the Royal Society collection and the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin. He spoke English.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Port Talbot
- Occupation
- academic
- Educated at
- The Queen's College
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
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- date of birth
- 1930-05-21
- member of
- Humanists UK
- birth name
- David Cecil Smith
- date of death
- 2018-06-29
- collection items at
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin
- P6944
- David Smith
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