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Frederick Keeble

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near Oxford and built his own home; there was no house within the required distance from the city that was suitable in size for a university professor, with a garden suitable in size for a botanist. A keen gardener, he cultivated a large garden which could be used for his research, and also scenic
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of the Faculty of Science between 1907 and 1909. During his time at Reading, he collaborated on publications with F. W. Gamble and E. F. Armstrong. In 1910, he was involved in a delegation from Reading to various universities in Canada and the United States of America. Their purpose was to
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that advised on the growing of potatoes at home as part of the campaign for increased agricultural output. In a letter to the same newspaper, he drew attention to a newly created units of 'patriotic gardeners', formed by the
499:. This research was published in 1932. He then relinquished his role as director of the research station, and continued his association with ICI as a scientific advisor and member of the company's executive council. 249:, London, England. He was the second of six sons born to Francis Henry Keeble and his wife Anna Keeble (née Gamble). His father was the head of a furniture manufacturer in London. He was educated at 418: 1142: 1157: 483:
when he was a guest to an event held at his Boars Hill home. In 1927, Mond convinced him to leave the University of Oxford and become agricultural adviser to the newly created
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In 1919, he was promoted to Assistant Secretary of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. During this post, he was instrumental in the establishment of the
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vacated the position on 31 December, and Keeble succeeded him on 1 January 1920. After accepting the chair, he bought a plot of land in
432:. These experiences gardeners were to travel the country, advising allotments, schools and other organisations about food production. 503: 374: 230: 178: 1127: 694: 547: 542:(FRS). He was elected President of the agricultural section of the British Association in 1920. He was elected a member of the 480: 460: 257: 222: 373:, first as a lecturer in botany, and from October that year as director of its horticultural department. He was promoted to 436: 484: 272: 539: 429: 386: 370: 210: 182: 136: 1152: 351: 523: 288: 459:
In 1920, Keeble left the civil service and returned to academia. He had been elected to the appointment of
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as an independent but government-funded horticultural research centre. The station was previously part of
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with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1893. He had been awarded the Frank Smart studentship in
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in August 1914, Keeble left the recently acquired position at RHS Garden, Wisley, to join the
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published in 1895. Having returned to the UK, he was an assistant lecturer in botany at
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In 1914, he left Reading to take up the appointment of Director of the
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Keeble retired from academia in 1941. In retirement he moved first to
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Keeble, Frederick (19 February 1917). "Vegetables For Allotments".
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and, after graduation, went to study the subject in Germany under
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investigate new methods of agricultural education and research.
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and was therefore granted the use of the title sir. He was
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Keeble was elected President of the botany section of the
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Mathilde Marie Cécile Maréchal (1898 to 1915; her death)
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Fertilizers and Food Production on arable and grassland
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No. 41386. 26 January 1917. p. 6. 821:. No. 52448. 21 October 1952. p. 8. 316:The laboratory building of RHS Garden, Wisley 8: 929:. No. 42075. 15 April 1919. p. 15. 698:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 555:Commander of the Order of the British Empire 489:Jealott's Hill Agricultural Research Station 142:Commander of the Order of the British Empire 689:"Keeble, Sir Frederick William (1870–1952)" 959:. No. 46140. 23 May 1932. p. 20. 287:in Part II in 1893. He graduated from the 28: 989:. No. 43644. 6 May 1924. p. 16. 884:. No. 39315. 4 July 1910. p. 7. 849: 772: 598:Keeble, Frederick; Rayner, M. C. (1911). 593:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 362:(covering sabbatical leave of Professor 360:University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 695:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 686:James, W. O.; Palladino, Paolo (2004). 649: 72:Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 358:in Manchester and also taught at the 277:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 106:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 7: 757:"Frederick William Keeble 1870-1952" 590:Plant-Animals: A Study in Symbiosis 467:in December 1919. His predecessor, 268:, also a public school in Dulwich. 245:Keeble was born on 2 March 1870 in 1138:People educated at Dulwich College 1133:People educated at Alleyn's School 1123:Fullerian Professors of Physiology 1079:Works by or about Frederick Keeble 767:(22). The Royal Society: 490–501. 636:Science Lends a Hand in the Garden 620:. London: Oxford University Press. 419:Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 25: 755:Blackman, V. H. (November 1953). 553:On 4 June 1917, he was appointed 538:in 1912. In 1913, he was elected 504:Fullerian Professor of Physiology 231:Fullerian Professor of Physiology 179:Victoria University of Manchester 895:"Suggestion for seed potatoes". 548:Worshipful Company of Fruiterers 487:(ICI). He worked with a team at 1118:Sherardian Professors of Botany 1108:20th-century British biologists 865:"University College, Reading". 413:When the United Kingdom joined 1113:20th-century British botanists 925:"Royal Institution Lectures". 526:, London, on 19 October 1952. 461:Sherardian Professor of Botany 320:In 1894, Keeble spent time in 223:Sherardian Professor of Botany 1: 1064:. 18 July 1922. p. 5354. 914:. No. 41406. p. 10. 437:East Malling Research Station 1148:Fellows of the Royal Society 719:UK public library membership 485:Imperial Chemical Industries 203:Sir Frederick William Keeble 955:"Fertilizer developments". 834:"Obituary: Prof. JH Salter" 817:"Sir Frederick W. Keeble". 602:. London: G. Bell and Sons. 540:Fellow of the Royal Society 430:Royal Horticultural Society 387:Royal Horticultural Society 371:University College, Reading 183:University College, Reading 137:Fellow of the Royal Society 1174: 634:Keeble, Frederick (1939). 625:Keeble, Frederick (1936). 616:Keeble, Frederick (1932). 611:. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 607:Keeble, Frederick (1926). 600:Practical Plant Physiology 587:Keeble, Frederick (1910). 403:Regius Professor of Botany 985:"The Royal Institution". 196: 153: 120:(1920 to 1952; his death) 970:"Sir Frederick Keeble". 399:Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour 18:Frederick William Keeble 1128:People from Westminster 289:University of Cambridge 283:in Part I in 1891, and 1000:"The Fruit Industry". 774:10.1098/rsbm.1953.0012 704:10.1093/ref:odnb/34254 377:in 1907 and served as 317: 229:from 1920 to 1927 and 832:Newton, Lily (1942). 559:1922 Birthday Honours 455:Later academic career 449:intensive cultivation 315: 308:Early academic career 629:. London: Heinemann. 465:University of Oxford 447:in 1919, concerning 285:second class honours 227:University of Oxford 187:University of Oxford 33:Sir Frederick Keeble 561:, he was appointed 536:British Association 356:Victoria University 281:first class honours 264:, London, and then 237:from 1937 to 1941. 1061:The London Gazette 1041:The London Gazette 1021:The London Gazette 369:In 1902 he joined 318: 844:(3802): 314–315. 717:(Subscription or 638:. London: Putnam. 627:Polly and Freddie 575:Buckingham Palace 544:Royal Institution 508:Royal Institution 445:Royal Institution 364:John Henry Salter 279:. 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Index

Frederick William Keeble
Westminster
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Alleyn's School
Dulwich College
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Lillah McCarthy
Fellow of the Royal Society
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor
Biology
Botany
Victoria University of Manchester
University College, Reading
University of Oxford
Royal Institution
CBE
FRS
biologist
botany
Sherardian Professor of Botany
University of Oxford
Fullerian Professor of Physiology
Royal Institution
Westminster
Alleyn's School
Anglican
public school
Dulwich
Dulwich College

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