Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

This is a list of Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:

• 1759–1793 William Aiton^[1]
• 1793–1841 William Townsend Aiton^[1]
• 1841–1865 Sir William Jackson Hooker^[2]
• 1865–1885 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker^[2]
• 1885–1905 Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer^[3]
• 1905–1922 Sir David Prain^[4]
• 1922–1941 Sir Arthur William Hill^[5]
• 1941–1943 Sir Geoffrey Evans^[6][7][8] (acting)
• 1943–1956 Sir Edward Salisbury^[9]
• 1956–1971 Sir George Taylor^[10][11]
• 1971–1976 Jack Heslop-Harrison^[12]
• 1976–1981 Professor John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan^[13]
• 1981–1988 Professor Arthur Bell^[14]
• 1988–1999 Sir Ghillean Prance^[15]
• 1999–2006 Professor Sir Peter Crane^[16]
• 2006–2012 Professor Stephen D. Hopper^[17]
• 2012–present Richard Deverell^[18]

References

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12. Gunning, Brian (ed.). "Jack Heslop-Harrison biography, part 4" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
13. Verdcourt, Bernard (1987). "John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan (1917–1985)". Kew Bulletin 42 (2): 286–296. doi:10.2307/4109685.
14. "Arthur Bell". The Daily Telegraph. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
15. "Ghillean Prance (1937–)". Kew, History & Heritage. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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17. "Director (CEO & Chief Scientist) – Professor Stephen D Hopper AC FLS FTSE". History & Heritage. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
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