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Dame Georgina Mace, a conservation biologist who was involved in some of the largest biodiversity projects on the planet, died on September 19, following reports that she had been ill off and on for some time. She was 67. A representative announced her passing on Twitter, regarding her as “a celebrated scientist, loyal friend, loving sister, aunt, wife, mother and grandmother.”
Born in London, she received her undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Liverpool in 1976. She received her PhD in evolutionary ecology from the University of Sussex in 1979. Over the years, she held many prominent appointments, including director of science at the Institute of Zoology, president of the British Ecological Society, president of the Society for Conservation Biology, and director of the Natural Environment Research Council at Imperial College London (ICL), and she founded the Centre for ...
