Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter (1 March 1913 – 3 September 2005) was a British naturalist and author. He was an expert on wild flowers and the author of several guides for amateur naturalists. His son Alastair Fitter is a professor of biology at the University of York and in 2002 they jointly authored a paper in Science analysing the changing phenology of plant flowering times due to global warming. He was also one of the leading figures in the international wildlife conservation movement, and for many years the Honorary Secretary of the Fauna Preservation Society (now Fauna and Flora International). Obituaries can be found in the Times (10 September 2005) and Telegraph (6 September 2005). March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Five wildflower species Penstemon strictus A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Professor Alastair H. Fitter is a British botanist at the University of York. ... This article is about the British university. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Science is the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). ... Phenology is the study of the times of recurring natural phenomena. ... Global mean surface temperatures 1856 to 2005. ... Fauna and Flora International logo - the Arabian Oryx The Fauna and Flora Preservation Society, officially the Fauna and Flora International, was founded in 1903 as the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire by a group of British naturalists and American statesmen in Africa. ...

This is a list of botanists by their author abbreviation, designed for citation in the botanical names they have published. ... In botanical nomenclature, author citation refers to the person (or team) who valid published the name, i. ... A botanical name is a formal name conforming to the ICBN. As with its zoological and bacterial equivalents it may also be called a scientific name. Botanical names may be in one part (genus and above), two parts (species) or three parts (below the rank of species). ...

Bibliography

Books

• London's Natural History 1945 New Naturalist no 3.
• London's Birds (Collins) 1949
• Home Counties (About Britain Series; No.3) 1951
• Contributions to the Bibliography of the Natural History of the London Area: No.2: a Subject Index of the Society's Journals, 1941-51 1952
• The Pocket Guide to British Birds (illustrated by Richard Richardson) 1952
• Birds of Town and Village (Collins Naturalist Series) 1953
• The Natural History of the City 1953
• The Pocket Guide to Nests and Eggs 1955
• Fontana Bird Guide (Fontana series) 1956
• Pocket Guide to Wild Flowers (with David McClintock) 1956
• Fontana Wild Flower Guide 1957
• Your Book of Bird Watching 1958
• The Ark in Our Midst: The Story of the Introduced Animals af Britain; Birds, Beasts, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes 1959
• The 'Countryman' nature book: An anthology from 'The Countryman' 1960
• Your Book About Wild Flowers 1960
• Collins Guide to Bird Watching (illustrated by Richard Richardson) 1963
• Fitters Rural Rides: 'The Observer' Illustrated Map-Guide to the Countryside 1963
• Wildlife in Britain (Pelican books) 1963
• Wildlife - and Death (Take Home Books) 1964
• Britain's wildlife: Rarities and Introductions 1966
• Pocket Guide to British Birds (with Richard Richardson) 1966
• The Penguin Dictionary of British Natural History (with Maisie Fitter) 1967
• Pocket Guide to Nests and Eggs 1968
• Vanishing Wild Animals of the World 1968
• Guide to Bird Watching 1970
• Contributed section on Mammals to "The Shell Natural History of Britain" 1970
• Finding Wild Flowers 1971
• Birds of Britain and Europe with North Africa and the Middle East (with illustrations by Hermann Heinzel and maps by John Parslow) 1972
• The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (with William Plomer, illustrations by Alan Aldridge) 1973
• Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins Pocket Guide) (with Alastair Fitter, Marjorie Blamey)1974
• Penitent Butchers: The Fauna Preservation Society 1903-1978 (with Sir Peter Scott) 1978
• Collins Gem Wild Flowers (with Marjorie Blamey) 1980
• Grasses, Sedges, Rushes & Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins Pocket Guide) (with Alastair Fitter, Ann Farrer) 1984
• Collins Guide to the Countryside (with Alastair Fitter) 1984
• Wild Life of the Thames Counties (Ed) 1985
• A Field Guide to Freshwater Life in Britain and North-west Europe (Collins Field Guide) (with Richard Manuel) 1986
• Wild Life for Man (with Norman Arlott) 1986
• Collins Guide to the Countryside in Winter (Collins Handguide) (with Alastair Fitter) 1988
• Wild Flowers (Collins Gem Series) (with Martin Walters) 1999
• The Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora (with Alastair Fitter, Marjorie Blamey) 2003

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Journals

• Rapid Changes in Flowering Time in British Plants: (with A. H. Fitter) Science Vol 296, Issue 5573, 1689–1691, 2002

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External links

• Daily Telegraph obituary
• Guardian obituary