David Leslie Hawksworth

David Leslie Hawksworth (born 1946 in Sheffield, UK) is a British mycologist and lichenologist currently with a professorship in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Madrid, Spain and also a Scientific Associate of The Natural History Museum in London. In 2002, he was honoured with an Acharius Medal by the International Association for Lichenology.^[1] He married Patricia Wiltshire, a leading forensic ecologist and palynologist in 2009.^[2] As of 2015 he is the Editor-in-Chief of the journals IMA Fungus^[3] and Biodiversity and Conservation.^[4]

References

1. "Acharius Medallists". International Association for Lichenology. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. Biography at lichenology.org
3. "IMA Fungus - The global mycological journal, Editorial Board (2010 - 2014)". IMA Fungus. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
4. "Biodiversity and Conservation". Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
5. "Author Query for 'D.Hawksw.'". International Plant Names Index.