Mary Gibby

Mary Gibby
Born
Mary Ambrose

(1949-02-27)27 February 1949
Died17 July 2024(2024-07-17) (aged 75)
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
University of Liverpool
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, cytology
InstitutionsNatural History Museum, London
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Thesis A cytogenetic and taxonomic study of the Dryopteris carthusiana complex  (1977)
Doctoral advisorStanley Walker
Author abbrev. (botany)Gibby

Professor Mary Gibby OBE FLS FRSE (27 February 1949 – 17 July 2024) was a British botanist, pteridologist and cytologist. She was an expert on ferns, becoming president of the British Pteridological Society and long-time editor of its journal, the Fern Gazette. Gibby particularly studied the cytology of the genera Dryopteris and Pelargonium.