Mary Gibby
Mary Gibby | |
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| Born | Mary Ambrose 27 February 1949 |
| Died | 17 July 2024 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds University of Liverpool |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, cytology |
| Institutions | Natural History Museum, London Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
| Thesis | A cytogenetic and taxonomic study of the Dryopteris carthusiana complex (1977) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stanley 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.