Paul Adrian Racey is the Regius Professor of Natural History emeritus at the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen ( sco, University o' 'Aiberdeen; abbreviated as ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; gd, Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Sc ...

. He retired 2009 to leave the chair unoccupied for five years when

Christopher John Secombes Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

succeeded him.Warrants under the Royal Sign Manual
Notice of the assignment of Christopher John Secombes as Regius Chair of Natural History in The London Gazette - Official Public Record; 21 February 2014 He is a leading authority on

bats Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

. The species ''

Pipistrellus raceyi ''Pipistrellus raceyi'', also known as Racey's pipistrelle, is a bat from Madagascar, in the genus ''Pipistrellus''. Although unidentified species of ''Pipistrellus'' had been previously reported from Madagascar since the 1990s, ''P. raceyi' ...

'' was named after him.

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