David Leslie Hawksworth (born 1946 in Sheffield, UK) is a British mycologist and lichenologist currently with a professorship in the

Universidad Complutense de Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university lo ...

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and also a Scientific Associate of The Natural History Museum in London. In 2002, he was honoured with an Acharius Medal by the

International Association for Lichenology The International Association for Lichenology (IAL) is an organisation that encourages the understanding of lichens and lichenology, and promotes their study and conservation worldwide. It unites lichenologists across the globe, as well as national ...

. He married

Patricia Wiltshire Professor Patricia Wiltshire (born 1942 in Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire, South Wales), is a Forensic science, forensic ecologist, botanist and palynologist. She has been consulted by police forces and industry in almost 300 investigat ...

, a leading forensic ecologist and

palynologist Palynology is the "study of dust" (from grc-gre, παλύνω, palynō, "strew, sprinkle" and '' -logy'') or of "particles that are strewn". A classic palynologist analyses particulate samples collected from the air, from water, or from deposit ...

in 2009. , he is the Editor-in-Chief of the journals '' IMA Fungus'' and ''

Biodiversity and Conservation ''Biodiversity and Conservation'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biological diversity, its conservation, and sustainable use. It was established in 1992 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. Abstract ...

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as editor

* with B. W. Ferry and M. S. Baddeley: * * with Alan T. Bull: * with Alan T. Bull: * with Alan T. Bull: * with Alan T. Bull: * with Alan T. Bull:

Selected publications

Articles

Books and monographs

as editor

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