Stephen Hopper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Stephen Hopper

Australian Botanist

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1951

Place of Birth: Ballina, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: engineer, botanist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Stephen Donald Hopper AC FLS FTSE (born 18 June 1951) is a Western Australian botanist, graduated in Biology, specialising in conservation biology and vascular plants.
He has written eight books, and has over 200 publications to his name.
He was Director of Kings Park in Perth for seven years, and CEO of the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority for five.
He is currently Foundation Professor of Plant Conservation Biology at The University of Western Australia.
He was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 2006 to 2012.This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Hopper when citing a botanical name.