Sebsebe Demissew
Sebsebe Demissew | |
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Demissew in 2018 | |
| Born | June 14, 1953 |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University University of Uppsala |
| Known for | Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea |
| Awards | Kew International Medal (2016) Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2018) Linnean Medal (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany Systematics |
| Institutions | Addis Ababa University |
| Thesis | The genus Maytenus (Celastraceae) in NE tropical Africa and tropical Arabia (1985) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Sebsebe |
Sebsebe Demissew (born June 14, 1953) is an Ethiopian botanist who is Professor of Plant Systematics and Biodiversity at Addis Ababa University and Executive Director of the Gullele Botanic Garden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.