Sir Edward
James Salisbury was Director of the Royal Botanic
Gardens at Kew (1943-1956). He also served as Qwain Professor
of Botany, University College, London. He was knighted
in 1946.
He was given many honors including several honorary
degrees. He was primarily an ecologist having been
president of the British Ecological Society.
He authored the folowing books:
The Living Garden (1936)
The Reproductive Capacity of Plants (1942)
Downs and Dunes (1952)
Weeds and Aliens (1961)
The Biology of Garden Weeds (1962)
Flowers of the Woods (1946)
He also has authored numerous articles in journals
during the period from 1909-1961. He lived in retirement
at Bogner Regis, Sussex, England.
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