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Biographical entry Watson, Les (1938 - )
- Born
- 1938
Leek, England - Occupation
- Plant taxonomist
Summary
Les Watson worked at the Taxonomy Unit of the Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University from 1969 to 1994. In the early 1970s with Mike Dallwitz he developed DELTA (Description Language for Taxonomy), an international standard format for automated taxonomic databases. Before coming to Australia Watson studied at the University of Manchester (BSc, MSc) then worked at Kew Gardens, and as an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Southampton, UK (ca 1961-1969).
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- National Library of Australia, 'Watson Les', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476783. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 29 January 2007