Dr Colin Houghton Cadman FRSE (16 July 1916 – 27 September 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.
Colin Cadman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1916 |
| Died | 27 September 1971 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
Life edit
He was born in Glasgow on 16 July 1916.[2] He studied at the University of Liverpool, and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1940.[1][3]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1950 one of his proposers being Sir William Wright Smith.[4]
He lectured in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Dundee.[5]
He died in Edinburgh on 27 September 1971 and is buried in Warriston Cemetery.
Family edit
He was unmarried and had no children.[6]
Works edit
- Annals of Applied Biology (1971)[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Desmond, Ray (25 February 1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including ... ISBN 9780850668438. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Colin Houghton Cadman; 16 July 1916--27 September 1971". Usda.gov. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Cadman, C. H. (1940). "Genetical studies on the interrelationships of certain viruses causing necrosis in the potato".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh : 1783-2002" (PDF). Royalsoced.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "University of Dundee Archive Services | The Main Catalogue". Arccat.dundee.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Edinburgh, Royal Society of (1971). Year Book of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Royal Society of Edinburgh. p. 35.
- ^ Harris, R.V. (1971). "COLIN HOUGHTON CADMAN: 1916–1971". Annals of Applied Biology. 69 (3): 277–278. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7348.1971.tb04680.x.
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