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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-05-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003003b.htm person Knox Robert Bruce FAA AACR2 5 March 1938 30 August 1997 Place of Birth Edinburgh, Scotland Botanist Bruce Knox was Professor of Botany at the University of Melbourne 1974-1997 and Co-director of the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre 1982-1987. His research was centred on the reproductive systems of flowering plants.

Born United Kingdom, 5 March 1938. Died Melbourne, 30 August 1997. Educated Universities of Edinburgh (BSc (hons) 1959) and Birmingham (PhD 1962). DSc, University of Melbourne 1984. NATO Research fellowship, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry 1963-64, lecturer in botany, Department of Botany, School of General Studies, Australian National University 1964-70, senior lecturer 1970-73, Professor of Botany, University of Melbourne 1974-97, Co-director, Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, University of Melbourne 1982-87, Deputy chairman, School of Botany 1988-. Chairman, Victorian branch, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists 1974-76, President, Botany section, ANZAAS Hobart congress 1976, Chairman, Botany section, ANZAAS, Melbourne 1977, President, International Association for Sexual Plant Reproduction 1990-97. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1989. Co-editor of Biology, a textbook aimed at first year undergraduates, in 1995.

1986 1997 Career position - Member, Botanic Gardens Research Committee, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne 1986 1997 Career position - Member, Maud Gibson Trust Committee, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne James, Elizabeth Ann (1956 - ) CSIR/O Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1929 - c. 2014)

NATO Research Fellowship 1963 - 1964

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1989 - 1997

 Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, State of Victoria (1958 - )

Member, Maud Gibson Trust Committee 1986 - 1997; Member, Botanic Gardens Research Committee 1986 - 1997

 Knox, R Bruce (1938-1997)

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 'Knox, Robert Bruce (Bruce)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Knox, Robert Bruce (Bruce) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Robert Bruce Knox 1938-1997 Kenrick, Josephine and Ladiges, Pauline Y. Robert Bruce Knox 1938-1997 2002 Historical Records of Australian Science 14 1 67-88