Stephen Hopper

Stephen Donald Hopper (born 1951) is a Western Australian botanist, specialising in conservation biology and vascular plants. He has written eight books, and has over 200 publications to his name. He was Director of Kings Park in Perth for seven years, and CEO of the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority for five. He is currently Foundation Professor of Plant Conservation Biology at the University of Western Australia. In 2006 he was announced as the next Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

He is married and father of three children.

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*cite web|url = http://www.kewgardens.org/whatsnew/hopper.html | title = Kew announces new Director | accessdate = 2007-01-11

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