Barrie Rickards

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Professor Richard Barrie Rickards, (b. 1938), is Emeritus Professor in Palaeontology and Biostratigraphy at the Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge University and Life Fellow of Emmanuel College. He is best known for his work on Graptolites. He is also a well-respected angler and is President of the Specialist Anglers' Alliance and the Lure Angling Society. [ [http://www.fishingmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/5476 Fishing Magic article on Barrie Rickards] ]

Education and Academic Career

Barrie Rickards grew up in Leeds and Goole in Yorkshire. He has the following degrees: BSc, MA, PhD, ScD, and a DSc from the University of Hull.

Research

Barrie Rickards' work concentrated on the systematics and biodiversity of graptolites in the Palaeozoic. This led to a better understanding of their palaeobiogeography and evolution, the manner of their recovery from mass extinctions, and a more precise understanding of Lazarus taxa, refugia and relict faunas.

Fishing

Barrie Rickards is one of the best-known and most successful pike anglers in Britain. He is a Founding Fellow of the Pike Angling Club, and was past President of the Pike Society and the Lure Angler's Society. He is presently the President of the Specialist Anglers' Alliance.

Selected Publications

Barrie Rickards has written over 250 academic papers, 700 articles on fishing and some 30 books related to both fishing and palaeontology.

* Leggett, J.K., McKerrow, W.S., Cocks, L.R.M. & Rickards, R.B. 1981, "Periodicity in the early Palaeozoic marine realm ( British Isles).", Journal, Geological Society, vol. 138, no. 2, pp. 167-176.
* Cuerda, A.J., Rickards, R.B. & Cingolani, C. 1988, "A new Ordovician-Silurian boundary section in San Juan Province, Argentina, and its definitive graptolite fauna", Journal - Geological Society of London, vol. 145, no. 5, pp. 749-757.
* Rickards, R.B. 1995, "Utility and precision of Silurian graptolite biozones", Lethaia, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 129-137.
* Rickards, R.B., Packham, G.H., Wright, A.J. & Williamson, P.L. 1995, "Wenlock and Ludlow graptolite faunas and biostratigraphy of the Quarry Creek district, New South Wales", Memoir - Association of Australasian Palaeontologists, vol. 17.
* Dean, W.T., Monod, O., Rickards, R.B., Demir, O. & Bultynck, P. 2000, "Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy and palaeontology, Karadere-Zirze area, Pontus mountains, northern Turkey", Geological Magazine, vol. 137, no. 5, pp. 555-582.
* Rickards, R.B. 2002, "The graptolitic age of the type Ashgill Series (Ordovician), Cumbria, UK", Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 1-16.
* Rickards, B. 2007, Richard Walker: Biography of an Angling Legend. Medlar Press, 320pp

Awards

* Lyell Medal, The Geological Society, 1997

References

External links

* [http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/about/fellows/display/index.cfm?fellow=79 Personal page on Emmanuel College's web site]