Dr. Peter Sherlock Wyse Jackson was born (1955) in Kilkenny

Kilkenny

Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...

, Ireland

Ireland

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, and is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin

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, with whose botanic gardens he is associated. In 2005 he was appointed Director of the Irish National Botanic Gardens

Irish National Botanic Gardens

The National Botanic Gardens are located in Glasnevin, 5 km north-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland...

 in Glasnevin

Glasnevin

Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...

, Dublin. His father was Robert Wyse Jackson

Robert Wyse Jackson

Robert Wyse Jackson was an eminent Irish Bishop and author during the mid 20th century.Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he qualified as a barrister but was then ordained in 1934. He began his career as Curate of St James' Church, Broughton, Salford after which he was Curate-in-charge...

, Bishop of Limerick and Dean of Cashel. His brother Patrick is a Senior Lecturer in Geology and Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. In 2010, he was appointed director of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden

The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder Henry Shaw, a botanist and philanthropist.-History:...

 (http://www.mobot.org) in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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, USA, one of the most prominent botanical research sites in the American Midwest. On September 1, 2010, he replaced Dr. Peter Raven as President of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
He has written academic papers on plant

Plant

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 conservation

Conservation

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, botanic gardens and endangered island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 flora

Flora

Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...

conservation.