Ruth Kiew

Ruth Kiew
Born
Ruth Evans

(1946-04-14)14 April 1946
Cambridge, England
Died20 November 2025(2025-11-20) (aged 79)
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Malaysia
Alma materCambridge University
OccupationsBotanist and lecturer
Known forStudy of Begoniaceae, Gesneriaceae, and limestone flora in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo
Spouse
Kiew Bong Heang
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(divorced)​

Ruth Kiew (née Evans 14 April 1946 – 20 November 2025) was a Malaysian-British botanist focused on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Kiew was the first woman to be awarded the David Fairchild Medal for plant exploration, by the National Tropical Botanical Garden, recognising her as "one of the world's great experts on tropical begonias" in 2002. The standard author abbreviation Kiew is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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