David Galloway (botanist)

David Galloway
Photograph of David Galloway holding the Acharius Medal 2008 and a picture of Erik Acharius
Galloway in 2008
Born(1942-05-07)7 May 1942
Invercargill, New Zealand
Died6 December 2014(2014-12-06) (aged 72)
Dunedin, New Zealand[4]
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Known forFlora of New Zealand: Lichens
1st edition, 1988
2nd edition, 2007[5][6]
Spouse
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(m. 1974)​
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AwardsAcharius Medal (2008)[1][2]
Hutton Medal (2010)[3]
Scientific career
FieldsLichenology
InstitutionsNatural History Museum, London
Landcare Research
Author abbrev. (botany)D.J.Galloway
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David John Galloway FRGS, FLS, FRSNZ[7] (7 May 1942 – 6 December 2014) was a biochemist, botanist, and lichenologist.[1]

Biography

Galloway grew up in Invercargill. After graduation from Southland Boys' High School, he studied at the University of Otago. As an undergraduate he assisted James Murray, the first New Zealand lichenologist of the twentieth century, and this experience influenced the direction of his scientific career.[8] There he graduated in 1963 with B.Sc., in 1965 with M.Sc., and in 1972 with Ph.D. — all three degrees in biochemistry. At the University of Otago, he was from 1963 to 1965 a fellow and tutor at Knox College and from 1965 to 1968 an assistant lecturer in biochemistry. He became in 1969 a scientific officer in the Applied Biochemistry Division of New Zealand's Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) in Palmerston North. He participated in the 1970 Three Kings Islands expedition as a botanist.[9] He transferred in 1973 to the Botany Division DSIR in Lincoln. His superiors in the Botany Division DSIR helped him gain secondment to the Department of Botany at the British Museum (Natural History) (now called the Natural History Museum, London). There he worked from 1973 to 1982 with Peter W. James on what eventually became the book Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. In the same department, Galloway was from 1982 to 1987 a senior research fellow. His 662-page book Flora of New Zealand: Lichens was published in 1985. The book was the first comprehensive account of New Zealand's lichens, although it covered only about 60% of the existing lichen flora.[4]

In the Lichen/Bryophyte Division, Environmental Quality Programme, Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, London, David Galloway was from 1987 to 1990 the principal scientific officer and from 1990 to 1994 the head of the Programme. In 1974 in Westminster, London, he married the opera singer Patricia Payne (who was born in Dunedin, New Zealand). In late 1994 David and his wife returned to New Zealand. From 1995 until his retirement in 2008, he was a member of Biosystematics of New Zealand Plants Programme of New Zealand's Landcare Research (which is one of New Zealand's Crown Research Institutes). [4]

He was the author or coauthor of over 300 scientific publications.[4] He collected lichens with Brian Coppins, Gerardo Guzmán, and Peter W. James.[10]

Image showing certificate that accompanies the Acharius Medal.
Certificate accompanying the Acharius Medal 2008 awarded to Dr. David J. Galloway for outstanding contributions to lichenology.

Galloway was president from 1987 to 1992 of the International Association for Lichenology (IAL). In 1988 the University of Otago awarded him an honorary D.Sc. in botany. He was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (FLS) in 1991 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ) in 1998. Knox College, Otago appointed him Quinquennial Fellow in 2006.[4] In 2007 a festschrift was published in his honor.[11] Galloway was awarded Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine the Acharius Medal 2008 for outstanding contributions to lichenology.

In 2007, a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota phylum was named Gallaicolichen,[12] and also Davidgallowaya, which is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae,[13] both genera were named in his honour.[14]

In 2011 Galloway was elected a Foreign Member of Sweden's Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg.[4]

Selected publications

  • Galloway, David J. (1980). The Lichen Genera Argopsis and Stereocaulon in New Zealand.
  • Galloway, D. J. (1983). "New taxa in the New Zealand lichen flora". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (2): 191–199. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1983.10428544.
  • Galloway, D. J. (1985). "Lichenology in the South Pacific, 1790–1840". Archives of Natural History. 1 (1): 205–214. doi:10.3366/anh.1985.017.
  • Hayward, Bruce W.; Hayward, Glenys C.; Galloway, David J. (1986). "Lichens of Great Barrier and adjacent islands, northern New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 16 (2): 121–137. doi:10.1080/03036758.1986.10418173.
  • Galloway, David J. (1992). Checklist of New Zealand Lichens. ISBN 9780477026468.
  • Galloway, D. J. (1992). "Biodiversity: A lichenological perspective". Biodiversity and Conservation. 1 (4): 312–323. doi:10.1007/BF00693767. S2CID 10028665.
  • Galloway, D. J. (1994). "Studies on the Lichen Genus Sticta (Schreber) Ach.: I. Southern South American Species". The Lichenologist. 26 (3): 223–282. doi:10.1006/lich.1994.1019. S2CID 83972318.
  • Galloway, D. J. (1997). "Studies on the Lichen Genus Sticta (Schreber) Ach. IV. New Zealand Species". The Lichenologist. 29 (2): 105–168. doi:10.1006/lich.1996.0066. S2CID 83703903.
  • Perry, Nigel B.; Benn, Michael H.; Brennan, Nerida J.; Burgess, Elaine J.; Ellis, Gill; Galloway, David J.; Lorimer, Stephen D.; Tangney, Raymond S. (1999). "Antimicrobial, Antiviral and Cytotoxic Activity of New Zealand Lichens". The Lichenologist. 31 (6): 627–636. doi:10.1006/lich.1999.0241. S2CID 86005089.
  • Galloway, D. J. (2008). "Lichen biogeography". In Nash, Thomas H (ed.). Lichen Biology. pp. 315–335. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511790478.017. ISBN 9780511790478.
  • De Lange, PJ; Galloway, DJ; Blanchon, DJ; Knight, A.; Rolfe, JR; Crowcroft, GM; Hitchmough, R. (2012). "Conservation status of New Zealand lichens". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 50 (3): 303–363. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2012.691426. S2CID 85254285.
The standard author abbreviation D.J.Galloway is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kärnefelt, Ingvar. "David Galloway in 2008 Acharius Medallists". International Association of Lichenology (lichenology.org).
  2. ^ a b Gibb, John (5 November 2008). "International acclaim for lichen researcher". Otago Daily Times.
  3. ^ "Hutton Medal, Recipients". Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Dickinson, Katharine JM; Breitwieser, Ilse (2015). "David John Galloway, BSc Mac PhD DSc Otago FRGS FLS FRSNZ (1942–2014)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 45 (4): 181–183. doi:10.1080/03036758.2015.1096801. ISSN 0303-6758. S2CID 131350121.
  5. ^ Hawksworth, David L. (2009). "Review of Flora of New Zealand – Lichens. By David J. Galloway. 2007. Revised 2nd edn. 2 vols". The Lichenologist. 41 (1): 109–110. doi:10.1017/S0024282909009177. ISSN 0024-2829.
  6. ^ Kantvilas, Gintaras (2008). "Book review of Flora of New Zealand Lichens, revised 2nd edition, by D. J. Galloway". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 46 (3): 387–389. doi:10.1080/00288250809509777. ISSN 0028-825X.
  7. ^ Dickinson, Katharine JM; Breitwieser, Ilse. "David John Galloway (1942–2014)". Fellows Obituaries, Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi. unabridged obituary — with link to list of Galloway's publications & link to 3 lists: (a) Taxa introduced by Galloway; (b) New species and combinations named by Galloway; (c) Taxa named in honour of Galloway
  8. ^ Galloway, David John (2014). "Peter Wilfrid James (1930-2014): the Dunedin (New Zealand) connection, 1962-1963" (PDF). British Lichen Society Bulletin. 115: 17–31. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Three Kings Expedition". The Press. Vol. CX, no. 32446. 5 November 1970. p. 18. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Galloway, David John". JSTOR Global Plants.
  11. ^ Kärnefelt, Ingvar; Thell, Arne, eds. (2007). Lichenological Contributions in Honour of David Galloway. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 95. Schweizerbart Science Publishers. ISBN 978-3-443-58074-2; 603 pages, 225 figures, 18 tables, 14x23cm; paperback{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  12. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009.
  13. ^ Aptroot, André (2007). Davidgallowaya cornutispora, an enigmatic lichen from New Guinea. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 95. Berlin: J. Cramer. pp. 137–145. ISBN 978-3-443-58074-2.
  14. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  15. ^ International Plant Names Index.  D.J.Galloway.

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