Walter Stephen Judd

Walter Stephen Judd
Born	1951 Fairbanks, Alaska
Residence	Gainesville, Florida
Nationality	American
Fields	Botany
Institutions	University of Florida
Alma mater	Harvard University
Known for	Plant taxonomy (Judd system)
Author abbrev. (botany)	Judd
Spouse	Beverly

Walter S. Judd is an American botanist and taxonomist, and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Florida since 2009.^[1]

Career

B.S. Michigan State University 1973, M.S. Michigan State University 1974, Ph.D. Harvard University 1978. He became an Assistant professor in the Department of Botany at the University of Florida 1978-1983, Associate professor 1983-1991 and Professor in 1991. He was President of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists 2000-2001.^[1]

Contributions

Professor Judd has been a contributor to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group and produced his own modification of this in 1999.

Awards

• American Society of Plant Taxonomists: Asa Gray Award 2011^[2]
• National Museum of Natural History: José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany 2012.^[3]

Publications

• Judd, Walter S. (1999–2008). Plant systematics: a phylogenetic approach. 3rd ed. Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0-87893-407-3. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

References

1. University of Florida, Department of Biology: Walter S Judd
2. Asa Gray Award 2011
3. National Museum of Natural History: José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany 2012.
4. "Author Query for 'Judd'". International Plant Names Index.

Sources

• JSTOR: Global Plants
• Harvard Botanist Index