Keay was educated at the University of Oxford.[1] He was an expert in West African forest flora working at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at the Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI), part of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), and was director of that institute from 1960 to 1962.[2][1] He collected specimens in Rhodesia, Nigeria, West Cameroon, the Congo, Rhodesia and Zambia.[4]
During the 1970s and '80s he was a member, council member, treasurer and vice president of the Royal Society. After his retirement from the Royal Society he served as president of the Institute of Biology and also the treasurer of the Linnean Society of London.[5]
Keay, RWJ (1989). Trees of Nigeria. Oxford University Press. ISBN0198545606.
Hutchinson J; Dalziel JM; Keay RWJ (1973). Flora of West Tropical Africa, Volume 1, Part 2. MillBank Crown Agents for Overseas Governments & Administrations. ISBN0855920270. OCLC 833210804.
Richards P.W.; Keay R.W.J.; Aubréville A. (1959). Vegetation Map of Africa South of the Tropic of Cancer. Association pour l'étude taxonomique de la flore d'Afrique tropicale.
Levaux, P.; Brown, D.A.; Keay, Ronald W.J. (1984). Evaluation of the Community's Programme Scientific and Technical Training (Science and Technology). ISBN92-825-4508-3.
Hutchinson, John; Dalziel, John McEwen; Keay, Ronald W.J.; Hepper, F.N. (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa: The British West African Territories, Liberia, the French and Portuguese Territories South of Latitude 18 ̊N. to Lake Chad, and Fernando Po. Vol. 2 of Flora of west tropical Africa (2nd ed.). Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations. 544 pp.
Dalziel, J.M.; Hutchinson, J.; Keay, Ronald W.J. (1954). Glossary of Botanical Terms (Reprinted from The Flora of West Tropical Africa, for J. Hutchinson ... & J. M. Dalziel ... 2nd ed. revised by R.W.J.Keay ed.).
Jones, A.P.D.; Keay, Ronald W.J. (1948). The Natural Forest Inviolate Plot. Akure Forest Reserve, Ondo Province, Nigeria.
Conference proceedingsedit
Garlick, James Patton; Keay, Ronald William John (1970). Human ecology in the tropics. Vol. 9 Symposia of the Society for the Study of Human Biology. Pergamon Press. 112 pp.
Keay, RWJ (1949). An Outline of Nigerian Vegetation. Lagos: Government Printer.
"International Plant Names Index: Keay, Ronald William John (1920-1998)". www.ipni.org.
Keay, Ronald William John (1920-1998)
Works by or about Keay, Ronald William John in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
February 01, 2024
ronald, william, john, keay, 1920, april, 1998, british, botanist, much, work, tropical, africa, born20, 1920richmond, surrey, london, england, died7, april, 1998, 1998, aged, alma, materuniversity, oxfordscientific, careerfieldsbotanyauthor, abbrev, botany, k. Ronald William John Keay 20 May 1920 7 April 1998 was a British botanist who did much of his work in tropical Africa 3 Ronald William John KeayCBE 1 Born20 May 1920Richmond Surrey London England 2 Died7 April 1998 1998 04 07 aged 77 Alma materUniversity of OxfordScientific careerFieldsBotanyAuthor abbrev botany KeayKeay was educated at the University of Oxford 1 He was an expert in West African forest flora working at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and at the Forest Herbarium Ibadan FHI part of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria FRIN and was director of that institute from 1960 to 1962 2 1 He collected specimens in Rhodesia Nigeria West Cameroon the Congo Rhodesia and Zambia 4 During the 1970s and 80s he was a member council member treasurer and vice president of the Royal Society After his retirement from the Royal Society he served as president of the Institute of Biology and also the treasurer of the Linnean Society of London 5 Contents 1 Publications 1 1 Books 1 2 Conference proceedings 2 Species named in his honour 3 References 4 External linksPublications editBooks edit Keay RWJ 1989 Trees of Nigeria Oxford University Press ISBN 0198545606 Hutchinson J Dalziel JM Keay RWJ 1973 Flora of West Tropical Africa Volume 1 Part 2 MillBank Crown Agents for Overseas Governments amp Administrations ISBN 0855920270 OCLC 833210804 Richards P W Keay R W J Aubreville A 1959 Vegetation Map of Africa South of the Tropic of Cancer Association pour l etude taxonomique de la flore d Afrique tropicale Levaux P Brown D A Keay Ronald W J 1984 Evaluation of the Community s Programme Scientific and Technical Training Science and Technology ISBN 92 825 4508 3 Hutchinson John Dalziel John McEwen Keay Ronald W J Hepper F N 1963 Flora of West Tropical Africa The British West African Territories Liberia the French and Portuguese Territories South of Latitude 18 N to Lake Chad and Fernando Po Vol 2 of Flora of west tropical Africa 2nd ed Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations 544 pp Dalziel J M Hutchinson J Keay Ronald W J 1954 Glossary of Botanical Terms Reprinted from The Flora of West Tropical Africa for J Hutchinson amp J M Dalziel 2nd ed revised by R W J Keay ed Jones A P D Keay Ronald W J 1948 The Natural Forest Inviolate Plot Akure Forest Reserve Ondo Province Nigeria Conference proceedings edit Garlick James Patton Keay Ronald William John 1970 Human ecology in the tropics Vol 9 Symposia of the Society for the Study of Human Biology Pergamon Press 112 pp Keay RWJ 1949 An Outline of Nigerian Vegetation Lagos Government Printer Species named in his honour editHabenaria keayi Summerh Bot Mus Leafl 14 217 1951 Ledermanniella keayi G Taylor C Cusset Adansonia ser 2 14 2 274 1974 basionym Inversodicraea keayi G Taylor Bull Brit Mus Nat Hist Bot 1 78 1953 Fig 14The standard author abbreviation Keay is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 6 References edit a b c Kemp R Osmaston H Webster G Karani P Sizomu Kagolo M 1998 Association Affairs Obituaries Ronald William John Keay CBE The Commonwealth Forestry Review 77 3 238 240 JSTOR 42608687 a b Keay Ronald William John 1920 1998 JSTOR Plants Keay Ronald William John 1920 1998 BnF Bibliotheque Nationale de France Harvard University Herbaria amp Libraries Ronald William John Keay kiki huh harvard edu Retrieved 11 February 2020 Marsden J 1998 Obituary Ronald Keay PDF The Linnean 14 2 52 53 Retrieved 5 February 2020 International Plant Names Index Keay External links edit International Plant Names Index Keay Ronald William John 1920 1998 www ipni org Keay Ronald William John 1920 1998 Works by or about Keay Ronald William John in libraries WorldCat catalog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronald William John Keay amp oldid 1179920880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
