Peter Sneath
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| Peter H. A. Sneath | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 1923[1] |
| Died | 9 September 2011 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Fields | microbiology |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | The bacterial genus Chromobacterium (1959) |
| Known for | numerical taxonomy |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Peter Henry Andrews Sneath FRS,[1] MD (17 November 1923 – September 9, 2011) was a microbiologist who co-founded the field of numerical taxonomy, together with Robert R. Sokal. Sneath and Sokal wrote Principles of Numerical Taxonomy,[2] revised in 1973 as Numerical taxonomy.[3] Sneath reviewed the state of numerical taxonomy in 1995[4] and wrote some autobiographical notes in 2010.[5]
A special issue of the journal Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, on microbial systematics, is dedicated to the memory of Peter Sneath.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Jones, D.; Grant, W. D. (2013). "Peter Henry Andrews Sneath. 17 November 1923 -- 9 September 2011". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2013.0008.
- ^ Sneath, Peter H. A.; Sokal, Robert R. (1963). Principles of numerical taxonomy (7 ed.). San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. ISBN 0-7167-0621-0.
- ^ Sneath, Peter H. A.; Sokal, Robert R. (1973). Numerical taxonomy the principles and practice of numerical classification. San Francisco: Freeman. ISBN 0-7167-0697-0.
- ^ Sneath, P. H. A. (1995). "Thirty Years of Numerical Taxonomy". Systematic Biology 44 (3): 281. doi:10.1093/sysbio/44.3.281.
- ^ Sneath, P. H. A. (2010). "Reflections on prokaryotic systematics". The Bulletin of BISMiS 1 (1): 77–83.
- ^ Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 101 (1). 2012 http://rd.springer.com/journal/10482/101/1/page/1
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