Colin Cadman

Dr Colin Houghton Cadman FRSE (1916–1971) was a Scottish botanist who served as Director of the Scottish Horticultural Institute 1956 to 1971. He specialised in plant pathology, with a detailed knowledge relating to raspberries. He was also President of the Association of Applied Mycologists[1] and President of the Association of Applied Biologists.

Life

He was born in Glasgow on 16 July 1916.[2] He studied at Liverpool University and later received a PhD from Edinburgh University.[1]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1950 one of his proposers being Sir William Wright Smith.[3]

He lectured in the Department of Biological Sciences at Dundee University.[4]

He died in Edinburgh on 27 September 1971 and is buried in Warriston Cemetery.

Family

He was unmarried and had no children.

Works

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including ...". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Colin Houghton Cadman; 16 July 1916--27 September 1971.". Usda.gov. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh : 1783-2002" (PDF). Royalsoced.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  4. ↑ "University of Dundee Archive Services | The Main Catalogue". Arccat.dundee.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  5. ↑ "COLIN HOUGHTON CADMAN: 1916–1971". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2015-07-29.


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