Robert Hill (botanist) explained

Robert Hill
Birth Name:	Robert Stephen Hill
Alma Mater:	University of Adelaide
Occupation:	Botanist
Employer:	University of Adelaide

Robert Stephen (Bob) Hill (born 1954) is an Australian botanist.^[1] He is best known for his research on the fossil history of the southern beech (Nothofagus) and the southern conifers.^[2]

Hill graduated from the University of Adelaide with PhD entitled "The eocene megafossil flora of Nerriga, New South Wales".

, Hill is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Adelaide.^[3]

Awards

• Fellow of the Linnean Society of London 1988^[4]
• Clarke Medal (Botany), Royal Society of New South Wales 2002
• Nancy T. Burbidge Medal, Australian Systematic Botany Society 2003^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hill, Robert S., Professor (1954 -). 2007-11-13. Australian National Herbarium. 2024-02-17.
2. Professor Robert Hill awarded Clarke Medal. Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter. 115. 12. June 2003. 1034-1218. 2024-02-17.
3. Web site: Professor Robert Hill – Researcher Profiles . 2024-02-18 . University of Adelaide.
4. Membership. The Linnean. 9. The Linnean Society of London. 1988-02-04. 2024-02-17.
5. Web site: September 2003 . Nancy T. Burbidge Medal . 2024-02-18 . Australian Systematic Society . 1.