Georgina Mace
Dame Georgina Mace | |
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Mace in 2019 | |
| Born | Georgina Mary Mace 12 July 1953 London, England |
| Died | 19 September 2020 (aged 67) |
| Education | City of London School for Girls |
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| Known for | Developing the criteria for listing species in the IUCN Red List |
| Spouse | Roderick O. Evans |
| Children | 3 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Conservation Biology |
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| Thesis | The evolutionary ecology of small mammals (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul H. Harvey |
Dame Georgina Mary Mace, DBE, FRS (12 July 1953 – 19 September 2020) was a British ecologist and conservation scientist. She was Professor of Biodiversity and Ecosystems at University College London, and previously Professor of Conservation Science and Director of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London (2006–2012) and Director of Science at the Zoological Society of London (2000–2006).