Denis Christopher Lindsay
botanist
Denis Christopher Lindsay (born 1943/1944) is a British botanist who made contributions to the field of Antarctic lichenology as part of the British Antarctic Survey. He was among the first professional botanists to perform floristic surveys on several Antarctic islands. His seminal work, The Macrolichens of South Georgia, was one of only three treatments of Antarctic lichens published before the 21st-century.
Biography
Early life and education
Lindsay attended Downer Grammar School. In 1965, the 21-year-old Lindsay was living in Kenton, London. He earned a bachelor's degree in botany from Exeter University. He later obtained his Ph.D from the Botany Department at the University of Birmingham in 1971.
Career
In 1965, Lindsay left England with the British Antarctic Survey to study lichen growth rates. The aim of the study was to determine how long the Antarctic islands have been free from a permanent ice cap. From 1965 to 1967, he was stationed on the South Shetland Islands and Signy Island.
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