Mark Richard David Seaward (born 10 August 1938) is a British

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and lichenologist. He was awarded the

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in 2006 for lifetime contributions to lichenology.

Life and career

Seaward was born in

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. He attended the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

, graduating in 1959, and obtained an education diploma from the same institution a year later. While teaching at the Loughborough Training College, he obtained an

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from the

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in 1965. In 1967 he moved on to

Trinity and All Saints College Leeds Trinity University is a public university in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally established to provide qualified teachers to Catholic schools, it gradually expanded and now offers foundation, undergraduate, and postg ...

. Seaward earned a

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from the

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in 1972. His thesis was about urban lichen ecology. He started employment at that university in 1974. In 1989 he was appointed as

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of Professor of Environmental Biology. He has continued as an honorary research professor since his retirement.

Recognition

The genus '' Seawardiella'' honours Seaward. Species that have been named after him include: '' Granulopyrenis seawardii'' ; ''

Ramalina seawardii ''Ramalina'' is a genus of greenish fruticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches. Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichensField Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 201 ...

'' ; '' Enterographa seawardii'' ; ''

Dolichocarpus seawardii ''Dolichocarpus seawardii'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), fruticose lichen in the family Opegraphaceae. It is found in the remote tropical island of Saint Helena, where it forms large patches on wet, overhanging rock ledges. It wa ...

'' ; '' Caloplaca seawardii'' ; and '' Graphis seawardii'' .

Selected publications

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References

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