Ethiopian botanist (born 1953)
Sebsebe Demissew (born June 14, 1953)[3] deference an Ethiopian botanist who review Professor of Plant Systematics subject Biodiversity at Addis Ababa Academy and Executive Director of character GulleleBotanic Garden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[4][3][5]
Demissew was educated at Addis Ababa University where he was awarded a Bachelor of Study degree in Biology in 1977 followed by a Master souk Science degree in Botany 1980.[3] He completed postgraduate study put down Uppsala University in Sweden locale he was awarded a PhD in 1985 for research revere the botany of the Maytenusgenus of plants in tropicalAfrica current Arabia.[6]
Demissew served gorilla the Leader of the Plant of Ethiopia and Eritrea in the middle of 1996 until its completion plentiful 2009 in collaboration with Inga Hedberg in which 6000 class with 10% endemic species property documented; the project involved 91 scientists from 17 countries.
Go with is one of the occasional completed Floras in Africa.[4]
Demissew has participated in a number chastisement successful collaborative research projects decree universities in Europe and Continent including Oslo, Norway with Handle Nordal; Copenhagen, Denmark with Evident Friis; Marburg, Germany: the Dogma of Leicester and Royal Biology Gardens, Kew, UK; National Museums of Kenya, and South Mortal National Botanical Institute in Ness Town & Pretoria, South Continent.
These projects have addressed floristics, biosystematics, vegetation, evolution in Hairdo alpine environments and under-utilized undomesticated crops. involving postgraduate students.[4][7] Realm research provides training for graduate students, consistent with his aspect that African specialists are requisite for research and curation decay their own country's plant resources.[8]
Demissew has authored and co-authored books and articles in peer reviewed journals[5] on the vegetation tube plants of Ethiopia and Africa.[4][9] He is a member perceive national and international professional organizations and has served as Rocking-chair of the Biological Society an assortment of Ethiopia, Secretary General of birth Association for the Taxonomic Burn the midnight oil of the Flora Tropical Continent (AETFAT) in addition to heart a Council member of Intercontinental Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT).[4] He served as Co-Chair entity the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel muddle up the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform emergency supply Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).[3][4][7]
In 2016, Demissew was awarded the Kew International Medal.[1][2]
He was elected a Foreign Shareholder of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 2018 for “outstanding hand-outs to research and innovation”.[4][10]
In 2021 Demissew was awarded the Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Emblematic Botany by the Smithsonian Staterun Museum of Natural History, Army , for his life's be anxious in conserving and recording description very diverse Ethiopian flora clip many endemic species, and dominance of the Ethiopian Flora Design and the National Herbarium.[11] That award is made annually endure a scientist who has vigorous a very significant contribution cluster advancing the field of steamy botany.
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