Person PX1135 James; Peter Wilfrid (1930-2014); Botanist James Peter Wilfrid 1930-2014 Botanist Male Born Sutton Colfield 28 April 1930; Died 13 February 2014, Birmingham

Museum Staff: Read Botany at University of Liverpool. Appointed scientific officer in Department of Botany 1 June 1955; senior scientific officer 1960; principal scientific officer; Deputy Keeper Aug 1977; retired 1990. Lichens One of the founders of the British Lichen Society in 1958, and editor of its journal The Lichenologist until 1977. Founding member, acting treasurer and and first president of the International Association for Lichenology. Founder member of charity Plantlife. James surveyed Stonehenge and produced separtate species lists for each of the 82 stones that make up the monument. Awarded Acharius Medal for lifetime achievements in lichenology 1992. Obituary by Peter Marren, in The Independent, 30 March 2014 Yes Idealist Import 4namepers.txt 28/02/2004 NHM\emmah5 09/12/2022 3fd887ad-2af2-4483-bd75-24e50726de06