Walter S. Judd (born 1951) is an American botanist and taxonomist, and distinguished professor in the Department of Botany, University of Florida since 2009.[1]

Walter Stephen Judd
Born1951 (age 72–73)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMichigan State University,
Harvard University
Known forPlant taxonomy (Judd system)
SpouseBeverly
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida
Author abbrev. (botany)Judd

Career

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Judd attended Michigan State University (B.S. 1973, M.S. 1974) and Harvard University (Ph.D. 1978). He became an assistant professor in the Department of Botany at the University of Florida (1978–1983), associate professor (1983–1991) and professor in 1991. He was president of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists 2000–2001.[1]

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Professor Judd has been a contributor to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group and produced his own modification of this in 1999, the Judd system.

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Publications

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  • Judd, Walter S. (1999–2008). Plant systematics: a phylogenetic approach. 3rd ed. Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0-87893-407-3. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  • Judd, Walter S.& Graham A. (2017). Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190276317. (see Illustrating Tolkien)

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