Winslow R. Briggs

Education Briggs graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1951, a Master of Arts in 1952, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1956. the American Society of Plant Physiologists (chairman 1975-1976),

According to ISIHighlyCited, Briggs is one of the most cited scientists in the field of botany and zoology. Briggs was (co-) author of articles in journals such as American Journal of Botany, Nature, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Science and Scientific American. Along with John L. Spudich he was editor of the Handbook of Photosensory Receptors (2005).

He was an avid mountaineer and had scaled several prominent peaks. He was a volunteer at Henry W. Coe State Park for 40 years.

Awards and honors Briggs received many honors during his career. 1973, Guggenheim fellowship for natural sciences, US & Canada 1973, Certificate of Merit, Botanical Society of America 1974, Member, US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 1975, Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) 1983, Distinguished Fellow, Botanical Society of America 1986, Member, Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina. 1995, Sterling Hendricks Medal, United States Department of Agriculture and the American Chemical Society 2001, Bernard Axelrod Lecturer, Purdue University 2002, Honorary doctorate, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg 2009, International Prize for Biology, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 2010, Einstein Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2016, doctoral degree honoris causa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Briggs has been recognized as a Pioneer Member of the American Society of Plant Biologists.