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Frank Nigel Hepper

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Nationality
  
English

Children
  
3 sons

Known for
  
Phenology

Name
  
Frank Hepper

Author abbrev. (botany)
  
Hepper

Fields
  
Botany

Spouse
  
Helen Morrish


Born
  
March 13, 1929Leeds (
1929-03-13
)

Institutions
  
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Died
  
May 16, 2013, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

Institution
  
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Books
  
Pharaoh's Flowers: The Bota, The Plants of Pehr Forsskal's, Where the World Began: T, Lands of the Bible: From Pla, Planting a Bible Garden

Frank Nigel Hepper FLS FIBiol (13 March 1929 – 16 May 2013) was an English botanist, best known for his work as editor of the "Flora of West Tropical Africa (vol. II and III)

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Early life and education

Hepper was born in Leeds, living in Weetwood and educated at Leeds Grammar School and King’s College, Newcastle. During the war Hepper's family evacuated to a cottage in Cumbria and established a smallholding, an experience recounted in Hepper's book Life on a Lake District Smallholding, published shortly before his death. Hepper's memoirs of his early life also include a diary account of visit to London which included a visit to Kew Gardens.

Career

Hepper started work at Kew in 1950 but was soon called up for national service which he served in the RAF until 1952.

Publications

  • Hepper, F. N., ed. (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa. III. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations. p. 544. 
  • Hepper, F. N., ed. (1969). Arabian and African frankincense trees. Egypt exploration Soc. p. 4. 
  • Hepper, F. N., ed. (1972). Flora of west tropical Africa: all territories in West Africa south of latitude 18N̊, and to the west of Lake, Chad and Fernando Po. III part 2. Governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and the Gambia. p. 3. ISBN 0855920181. 
  • Commencement of flowering: phenological records at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond 1953-1973. 1973. 
  • Hepper, F. Nigel (1976). Plants of the Yemen. Stud. Speleol. p. 40. 
  • Hepper, F. Nigel (June 1987). Planting a Bible garden : a practical reference guide for the home gardener, schools, colleges, and churches in all climates of the world. HMSO. ISBN 9780112500117. 
  • Hepper, F. Nigel (June 1989). Plant Hunting for Kew. Unipub. ISBN 978-0112500384. 
  • Hepper, F. Nigel (1990). Pharaoh's flowers : the botanical treasures of Tutankhamun. ISBN 9780981773636. 
  • Hepper, F. Nigel; Molan, Chris; Burn, Jeffrey J. (October 1995). Lands of the Bible: From Plants and Creatures to Battles and Covenants (Bible World). Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-0785279082. 
  • Hepper, F. Nigel (20 January 2012). Life On A Lake District Smallholding. lulu.com. ISBN 9781471066252. 

    • References

    Frank Nigel Hepper Wikipedia
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