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Robert Hill (botanist)

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Robert Hill
Hill in 2015
Born
Robert Stephen Hill

1954 (age 69–70)
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
OccupationBotanist
EmployerUniversity 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".[3]

As of 2024, Hill is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Adelaide.[4]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Hill, Robert S., Professor (1954 - )". Australian National Herbarium. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Professor Robert Hill awarded Clarke Medal" (PDF). Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter (115): 12. June 2003. ISSN 1034-1218. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ Hill, Robert Stephen (21 March 1980), The eocene megafossil flora of Nerriga, New South Wales / by Robert S. Hill (Thesis), hdl:2440/20183, retrieved 18 February 2024
  4. ^ "Professor Robert Hill – Researcher Profiles". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Membership" (PDF). The Linnean. The Linnean Society of London: 9. 4 February 1988. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Nancy T. Burbidge Medal" (PDF). Australian Systematic Society. September 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
Awards
Preceded by Clarke Medal
2002
Succeeded by