Richard Mark Bateman (born 27 May 1958) is a British

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

. He graduated in Biology in 1981 and later earned a doctorate in Paleobiology in 1985. He was awarded the Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society in 1994. He served as

Keeper of Botany The Keeper of Botany was a position at the Natural History Museum — formerly British Museum (Natural History) — in London, England, and served as head of department for botany. The position was in place between 1827 and 2013. Keepers of Bota ...

from 2000 till 2004.

References

* 'BATEMAN, Richard Mark', Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010 ; online edn, Oct 201
accessed 17 July 2011
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bateman, Richard 1958 births Living people British botanists Place of birth missing (living people)