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词条 Frank Nigel Hepper
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Publications

  4. References

  5. External links

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}}Frank Nigel Hepper FLS FIBiol (13 March 1929 – 16 May 2013) was an English botanist, best known for his work as editor of the "Flora of West Tropical Africa (vol. II and III)[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Hepper was born in Leeds, living in Weetwood and educated at Leeds Grammar School and King’s College, Newcastle. During the war Hepper's family evacuated to a cottage in Cumbria and established a smallholding, an experience recounted in Hepper's book Life on a Lake District Smallholding, published shortly before his death.[4] Hepper's memoirs of his early life also include a diary account of visit to London which included a visit to Kew Gardens.[5]

Career

Hepper started work at Kew in 1950 but was soon called up for national service which he served in the RAF until 1952.[4]

Publications

  • {{cite book |year=1963 |title=Flora of West Tropical Africa |volume=III |editor-first=F. N. |editor-last=Hepper| publisher=Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations |pages=544}}
  • {{cite book |year=1969 |title=Arabian and African frankincense trees |editor-first=F. N. |editor-last=Hepper| publisher=Egypt exploration Soc. |pages=4}}
  • {{cite book |year=1972 |title=Flora of west tropical Africa: all territories in West Africa south of latitude 18N̊, and to the west of Lake, Chad and Fernando Po |volume=III part 2 |editor-first=F. N. |editor-last=Hepper| publisher=Governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and the Gambia |pages=3 |url=https://archive.org/details/FloraOfWestTropi00hutc |isbn=0855920181}}
  • {{cite book |year=1973 |title=Commencement of flowering: phenological records at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond 1953-1973}}
  • {{cite book |year=1976 |title=Plants of the Yemen |work=Stud. Speleol. |pages=40 |first=F. Nigel |last=Hepper}}
  • {{cite book |date=June 1987 |title=Planting a Bible garden : a practical reference guide for the home gardener, schools, colleges, and churches in all climates of the world |first=F. Nigel |last=Hepper |publisher=HMSO |isbn=9780112500117}}
  • {{cite book |title=Plant Hunting for Kew |first=F. Nigel |last=Hepper |publisher=Unipub |date=June 1989 |isbn=978-0112500384}}
  • {{cite book |year=1990 |title=Pharaoh's flowers : the botanical treasures of Tutankhamun |first=F. Nigel |last=Hepper |isbn=9780981773636}}
  • {{cite book |title=Lands of the Bible: From Plants and Creatures to Battles and Covenants (Bible World) |first1=F. Nigel |last1=Hepper| first2=Chris |last2=Molan |first3=Jeffrey J. |last3=Burn |publisher=Thomas Nelson |date=October 1995 |isbn=978-0785279082}}
  • {{cite book |title=Life On A Lake District Smallholding |first=F. Nigel |last=Hepper| publisher=lulu.com |date=20 January 2012 |isbn=9781471066252}}
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References

1. ^{{cite encyclopedia |year=1976 |title=Britannica Book of the Year |edition= Encyclopædia Britannica |pages=767 |isbn=0852293119}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.kewguild.org.uk/media/pdfs/v11s96p1-5.pdf |title=Frank Nigel Hepper, B.Sc, F.L.S., F.I.Biol. |publisher=Kew Guild |accessdate= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302094729/http://www.kewguild.org.uk/media/pdfs/v11s96p1-5.pdf |archivedate=2 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=frank-nigel-hepper&pid=164963475#fbLoggedOut |title=Frank Nigel HEPPER Obituary: View Frank HEPPER's Obituary by The Times |publisher=Announcements.thetimes.co.uk |date=2013-05-16 |accessdate=2013-05-31}}
4. ^{{cite news |first=Ghillean |last=Prance |authorlink=Ghillean Prance |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nigel-hepper-kew-botanist-whose-meticulous-work-gave-warning-of-climate-change-8641301.html |title=Nigel Hepper: Kew botanist whose meticulous work gave warning of climate change |date =3 June 2013 |newspaper=The Independent}}
5. ^{{cite web |first=F. Nigel|last=Hepper |url=http://www.memoriesofwar.org.uk/documents/Nigel_Hepper_Diary.pdf |title=Nigel Hepper Diary |publisher= |date=July 1945}}

External links

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8 : 1929 births|2013 deaths|People from Leeds|Botanists with author abbreviations|English botanists|English Christians|Botanists active in Kew Gardens|Fellows of the Linnean Society of London

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