John Francis Talling
British limnologist
About John Francis Talling
Lived 1929 – 2017 (aged 87–88). John Francis Talling was a limnologist.
John 'Jack' Francis Talling (23 March 1929 in Grangetown, North Yorkshire – 20 June 2017) was a limnologist who contributed to our understanding of the River Nile, the great lakes of the African Rift Valley and those of the English Lake District. He was also an authority on the ecophysiology of freshwater phytoplankton.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1978.
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Who was John Francis Talling?
British limnologist
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John Francis Talling was born in 1929.
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John Francis Talling died on 20 June 2017.
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John Francis Talling was a limnologist.
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