Richard Southwood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Southwood

Zoologist, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1931

Place of Birth: Northfleet, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Oct-2005

Profession: zoologist, university teacher, entomologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir Thomas Richard Edmund Southwood GOM DL FRS (20 June 1931 – 26 October 2005) was a British biologist, Professor of Zoology and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
A specialist on entomology, he developed the field of insect ecology and the development of study techniques.
He wrote a landmark textbook on Ecological Methods that went into numerous editions.
He also was well known for developing the field of entomology through mentorship of a circle of researchers at Silwood Park.