David Mabberley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Mabberley

British botanist

Date of Birth: 01-May-1948

Place of Birth: Tetbury, England, United Kingdom

Profession: botanist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Professor David John Mabberley , (born May 1948) is a British-born botanist, educator and writer.
Among his varied scientific interests is the taxonomy of tropical plants, especially trees of the families Labiatae, Meliaceae and Rutaceae.
He is perhaps best known for his plant dictionary The plant-book.
A portable dictionary of the vascular plants.
The third edition was published in 2008 as Mabberley's Plant-book, for which he was awarded the Engler Medal in Silver in 2009.
As of June 2017 Mabberley's Plant-book is now in its fourth edition.