Margaret A. Dix

Margaret Ann Dix (born 19 May 1939) is a Jersey-born Guatemalan botanist.[1] In 1972, she founded the Center for Environmental Studies and Biodiversity (Centro de Estudios Amientales y de Bioversidad) at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.[2]

Biography

Born on Jersey in the Channel Islands, she attended London University where she graduated in biology in 1962. She received her masters in zoology from Mount Holyoke College, Massachchusetts, in 1964. From 1964 to 1968, she studied entomology, ecology and animal behaviour at Harvard University under E. O. Wilson.[3] While studying at Harvard, she was required to spend two years abroad. At the end of 1972, together with her American husband, Michael W. Dix, she decided to go to Guatemala where there was an opportunity to found a biology department at the University of the Valley.[1] In 1977, she was appointed director of the department, a post she maintained until 2002.[3] She is still associated with biological and environmental research at the university and continues to be active in the field.[4]

Dix is a recognized taxonomist, especially in the area of Guatemalan orchids. Her Orchids of Guatemala: A revised annotated checklist (2000) based on extensive field collections covers 734 taxa, including 207 new records.[5]

Selected publications

The standard author abbreviation M.A.Dix is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

Journal articles

Books

References

  1. 1 2 "Margaret Dix: "No me doy por vencida"" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. "Centro de Estudios Amientales y de Bioversidad". Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Dra. Margaret Dix: Curriculum Vitae" (in Spanish). UVG, Guatemala. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. Anna-Claire Bevan (30 March 2014). "Guatemala’s treasured Lake Atitlán is dying". The Tico Times. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. "News From MO: 2000". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. "Author Query for 'M.A.Dix'". International Plant Names Index.
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