Chris D. Thomas

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Christian David Thomas FRES FRS (born 9 September 1959) is a past president of the Royal Entomological Society. [1] He is also Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at the University of York. [2]

He completed his first degree (BA) in Applied Biology at the University of Cambridge, followed by an MSc in Ecology at the University of Bangor and a PhD at the University of Texas at Austin. [3] A Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of York, he also serves as director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity, a new £10 million transdisciplinary research centre funded for 10 years from 2019. [4] In July 2012, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. [5]

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References

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  2. "Professor Chris D Thomas". University of York.
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  5. "The Royal Society". The Royal Society.