Mark R. D. Seaward

Mark Richard David Seaward (born 10 August 1938) is a British ecologist and lichenologist (the study of lichens). He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 2006 for lifetime contributions to lichenology.

Life and career Seaward was born in Lincoln, England. He attended the University of Birmingham, graduating in 1959, and obtained an education diploma from the same institution a year later. While teaching at the Loughborough Training College, he obtained an MSc from the University of Nottingham in 1965. In 1967 he moved on to Trinity and All Saints College. Seaward earned a PhD from the University of Bradford in 1972. His thesis was about urban lichen ecology. He started employment at that university in 1974.