Paul W. Richards (1908–1995)

Paul Westmacott Richards, botanist: born Walton on the Hill, Surrey 19 December 1908; Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge 1933; Professor of Botany, University College of North Wales 1949-76 (Emeritus); member, Nature Conservancy 1954-67; member, National Parks Commission 1955-59; Chairman, Nature Conservancy Committee for Wales 1956-67; President, British Ecological Society 1962-63; Editor, Journal of Ecology 1958-63; President, British Bryological Society 1978-79; CBE 1974; Linnean Medal 1979; married 1935 Sarah Anne Hotham (one son, three daughters); died Cambridge 4 October 1995.