Anthony Edward Walsby, FRS (died April 14, 2024 [1] ) was a Professor of Microbiology at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol.[ citation needed ]
He was a researcher in the fields of Algae, Cyanobacteria, lake ecology, gas vesicles and genetics, covering the European lakes and Baltic Sea. [2] He is noted for his discovery of Haloquadratum walsbyi in brine ponds on the Sinai Peninsula in 1980. [3] He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society, 11 March 1993. [4]
Specifically his research included: