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