Libby Houston
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1941 –
Who is Libby Houston?
Libby Houston is an English poet, botanist, and rock climber. The native of North London has published several collections of poetry. Houston, a research associate at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol, has discovered several new species of whitebeam, one of which has been given her name. In addition to membership in several organizations related to botany, Houston is a participant in the Avon Gorge & Downs Wildlife Project. She was the recipient of the H. H. Bloomer medal in 2012. The award from the Linnean Society of London acknowledged her contribution to natural history, in particular, the body of knowledge of whitebeams in Britain, and the flora of Avon Gorge in Bristol, England.
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- Born
- Dec 9, 1941
North London - Nationality
- England
- Employment
- University of Bristol
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on July 23, 2013
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