Jeffrey Harborne
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Jeffrey Barry Harborne FRS (1 September 1928-21 July 2002) was the Professor of Botany
at the University of Reading
, 1976–93, then Professor emeritus. He specialised in phytochemistry
. He contributed to more than 40 books and 270 research papers and was a pioneer in ecological biochemistry, particularly in the complex chemical language between plants, microbes and insects.
Jeffrey B. Harborne (Bristol, September 1, 1928 to July 21, 2002) was a British botanist who specialized in phytochemistry.
He studied at the University of Bristol
, where he graduated in chemistry in 1949. He earned a Ph.D. in 1953 with a thesis on the naturally occurring oxygen heterocyclic compounds with Professor Wilson Baker (1900-2002). Between 1953 and 1955 he worked as a postdoc with Professor Theodore Albert Geissman in the phenolic plant pigments, including anthocyanins. The identification of these substances, he made use of UV / VIS spectroscopy.
Between 1965 and 1968 Harborne worked as a research assistant at the University of Liverpool
. After this, he worked with Vernon Heywood at the University of Reading. Harborne was associate professor and research assistant in the Department of Botany. In 1976 he became professor. Between 1987 and 1993 he was head of the Department of Botany. In 1993 he retired. He had in his tenure at the University of Reading also positions as visiting professor at the University Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1973), the University of Texas at Austin (1976), the University of California at Santa Barbara (1977) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1981).
Harborne investigated the role of flavonoids in interactions between plants and insects. He also investigated the relationship between anthocyanins and the ecology of pollination. He also studied the role of phytoalexins in members of the Fabaceae family (Leguminosae), the rose family (Rosaceae) and the display of flowers family (Umbelliferae). He has published on chemo taxonomy as in his research articles on the prevention of anthocyanins, flavones and auron in the primrose family (Primulaceae) in snapdragons (Antirrhinum) and a number of other plants. He also published on isoflavones and chemical ecology.
In his book, Phytochemicals Methods: A Guide to Modern Techniques of Plant Analysis Harborne described a number of analytical methods in plant chemistry that he developed for the system of distribution of anthocyanins in major plant groups. In Comparative Biochemistry of the flavonoids described the biochemistry of flavonoids in various plant groups. In the scientific journal Natural Product Reports wrote a series of review articles about the discovery of anthocyanins and other flavonoids. In his book Introduction to Ecological Biochemistry, he described the ecological role of natural substances. The publication of this book is seen as the starting point of the study of environmental chemistry. Developments in the chemical ecology he described in a series of review articles in Natural Product Reports. He was (co) authored about 270 research and review articles. He was also author or editor of some forty books.
Harborne was from 1972 executive editor of the journal Phytochemistry
. Between 1986 and 1999 he was chief editor of this magazine. He was the founder of the magazine Analysis Phytochemicals and he was editor of Methods in Plant Biochemistry.
Harborne had a number of awards during his lifetime. In 1985 he received the Linnean Society of London, the Linnean Medal for his services to botany. He also received medals from the phytochemicals Society of Europe (PSE Medal) (1986) and the International Society of Chemical Ecology (1993). In 1993 he was awarded the Pergamon Phytochemistry Prize. In 1995 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. The Plant Science Laboratories where he was Professor have been named the Harborne Building in his honor in 2010.
His nice Katharine Harborne studied Horticultural Botany at University of Reading from 1979-1981 and became a plant pathologist researching the epidemiology of Sugar Cane Mosiac Virus for the South Afican Sugar Association at Mount Edgecombe.
He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Phytochemistry, 1972-98.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
at the University of Reading
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
, 1976–93, then Professor emeritus. He specialised in phytochemistry
Phytochemistry
Phytochemistry is in the strict sense of the word the study of phytochemicals. These are chemicals derived from plants. In a narrower sense the terms are often used to describe the large number of secondary metabolic compounds found in plants. Many of these are known to provide protection against...
. He contributed to more than 40 books and 270 research papers and was a pioneer in ecological biochemistry, particularly in the complex chemical language between plants, microbes and insects.
Jeffrey B. Harborne (Bristol, September 1, 1928 to July 21, 2002) was a British botanist who specialized in phytochemistry.
He studied at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
, where he graduated in chemistry in 1949. He earned a Ph.D. in 1953 with a thesis on the naturally occurring oxygen heterocyclic compounds with Professor Wilson Baker (1900-2002). Between 1953 and 1955 he worked as a postdoc with Professor Theodore Albert Geissman in the phenolic plant pigments, including anthocyanins. The identification of these substances, he made use of UV / VIS spectroscopy.
Between 1965 and 1968 Harborne worked as a research assistant at the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
. After this, he worked with Vernon Heywood at the University of Reading. Harborne was associate professor and research assistant in the Department of Botany. In 1976 he became professor. Between 1987 and 1993 he was head of the Department of Botany. In 1993 he retired. He had in his tenure at the University of Reading also positions as visiting professor at the University Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1973), the University of Texas at Austin (1976), the University of California at Santa Barbara (1977) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1981).
Harborne investigated the role of flavonoids in interactions between plants and insects. He also investigated the relationship between anthocyanins and the ecology of pollination. He also studied the role of phytoalexins in members of the Fabaceae family (Leguminosae), the rose family (Rosaceae) and the display of flowers family (Umbelliferae). He has published on chemo taxonomy as in his research articles on the prevention of anthocyanins, flavones and auron in the primrose family (Primulaceae) in snapdragons (Antirrhinum) and a number of other plants. He also published on isoflavones and chemical ecology.
In his book, Phytochemicals Methods: A Guide to Modern Techniques of Plant Analysis Harborne described a number of analytical methods in plant chemistry that he developed for the system of distribution of anthocyanins in major plant groups. In Comparative Biochemistry of the flavonoids described the biochemistry of flavonoids in various plant groups. In the scientific journal Natural Product Reports wrote a series of review articles about the discovery of anthocyanins and other flavonoids. In his book Introduction to Ecological Biochemistry, he described the ecological role of natural substances. The publication of this book is seen as the starting point of the study of environmental chemistry. Developments in the chemical ecology he described in a series of review articles in Natural Product Reports. He was (co) authored about 270 research and review articles. He was also author or editor of some forty books.
Harborne was from 1972 executive editor of the journal Phytochemistry
Phytochemistry (journal)
Phytochemistry is a journal covering pure and applied plant chemistry, plant biochemistry and molecular biology. It is published by Elsevier.-Indexing:Phytochemistry is indexed in:...
. Between 1986 and 1999 he was chief editor of this magazine. He was the founder of the magazine Analysis Phytochemicals and he was editor of Methods in Plant Biochemistry.
Harborne had a number of awards during his lifetime. In 1985 he received the Linnean Society of London, the Linnean Medal for his services to botany. He also received medals from the phytochemicals Society of Europe (PSE Medal) (1986) and the International Society of Chemical Ecology (1993). In 1993 he was awarded the Pergamon Phytochemistry Prize. In 1995 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. The Plant Science Laboratories where he was Professor have been named the Harborne Building in his honor in 2010.
His nice Katharine Harborne studied Horticultural Botany at University of Reading from 1979-1981 and became a plant pathologist researching the epidemiology of Sugar Cane Mosiac Virus for the South Afican Sugar Association at Mount Edgecombe.
Education
- Wycliffe CollegeWycliffe College (Gloucestershire)Wycliffe College is a co-educational independent school located in the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, in the West of England. The school was founded in 1882 by GW Sibly, and comprises a Nursery School for ages 2 – 4, a Preparatory School for ages 4 – 13, and a Senior School catering for...
, Stonehouse, GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.... - University of BristolUniversity of BristolThe University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
(BSc; PhD 1953; DSc 1966).
Work
- Biochemist, John Innes Institute, 1955–65
- Research Fellow, University of LiverpoolUniversity of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
, 1965–68 - Reader, University of Reading, 1968–76
- Visiting Professor, University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, 1976 - Visiting Professor, University of CaliforniaUniversity of CaliforniaThe University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, 1977
He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Phytochemistry, 1972-98.
Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society of ChemistryRoyal Society of ChemistryThe Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
, 1956 - Fellow of the Biochemical Society, 1957
- Plenary Lecturer, IUPAC Natural Products Symposium, 1976
- Gold Medal in Botany, Linnean Society, 1985
- Fellow of the Linnean Society, 1986
- Silver Medal, Phytochemical Society of Europe, 1986
- Silver Medal, International Society of Chemical Ecology, 1993
- Fellow of the Institute of Biology, 1994
- Fellow of the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
, 1995
Publications
- Biochemistry of Phenolic Compounds, 1964
- Comparative Biochemistry of the Flavonoids, 1967
- Phytochemical Phylogeny, 1970
- Phytochemical Ecology, 1972
- Phytochemical Methods, 1973, 3rd edn 1998
- Introduction to Ecological Biochemistry, 1977, 4th edn 1993
- Phytochemical Aspects of Plant and Animal Coevolution, 1978
- Plant Chemosystematics, 1984
- The Flavonoids: advances in research since 1986, 1994
Publications with Herbert Baxter
- Phytochemical Dictionary, 1993, 2nd edn 1999
- Dictionary of Plant Toxins, 1996
- The Handbook of Flavonoid Pigments, 1999
- The Handbook of Natural Flavonoids, 1999
- Chemical Dictionary of Economic Plants, 2001