Paula J Rudall | |
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Born | 1954 (age 62–63) |
Nationality | British |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
Known for | Botanical taxonomy |
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Author abbrev. (botany) | Rudall |
Paula J Rudall (born 1954) is a British botanist, who is head of the Department of Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Paula Rudall graduated from the University of London, with a B.Sc., and went on to get her Ph.D. and D.Sc. (2001) at the same institution. She is the head of the Department of Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and has been the recipient of a number of awards including the Linnean Medal (2005). She is known for her work on the taxonomy and phylogeny of monocotyledons.