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Kenneth Mather

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in 1949 and was awarded the Weldon medal (Oxford, 1962) and the Darwin medal (Royal Society, 1964). He was president of the
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and then returned as head of genetics at the John Innes Institute. In 1948 he became professor of genetics at
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In 1937 Mather married a fellow botanist, Mona Rhodes (died 1987), and they had one son. He was appointed
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where he gained experience in statistical analysis. From 1937 to 1938 he went to the US under a
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with first-class honours in 1931. He then gained research scholarship from the
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boys' elementary school in Nantwich. He won a county scholarship in 1922 to
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He received honorary degrees from Southampton University (1972), the
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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
395:Vice-chancellors of the University of Southampton 111:, on chromosome behaviour. In 1933 he gained a 165:(1975), Manchester University (1980) and the 8: 218:"Kenneth Mather. 22 June 1911–20 March 1990" 309: 390:Academics of the University of Birmingham 235: 197:List of University of Southampton people 208: 405:Alumni of the University of Manchester 267: 265: 263: 261: 259: 257: 255: 97:Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 25:(22 June 1911 – 20 March 1990) was a 7: 101:John Innes Horticultural Institution 400:Alumni of the University of London 178:Genetical Society of Great Britain 14: 85:Nantwich and Acton grammar school 420:20th-century British scientists 274:Mather, Sir Kenneth (1911–1990) 415:20th-century British botanists 158:in 1956 and knighted in 1979. 1: 380:Fellows of the Royal Society 54:University Grants Committee 44:in 1964. He was the second 38:Fellow of the Royal Society 436: 172:He became a fellow of the 338: 332:University of Southampton 325: 317: 312: 132:University College London 50:University of Southampton 79:In 1915 he attended the 183:He died at his home in 140:Rockefeller scholarship 130:, returning in 1934 to 237:10.1098/rsbm.1992.0013 144:Birmingham University 126:In 1933 he worked in 89:Manchester University 40:in 1949, and won its 410:People from Nantwich 272:Peter D S Caligari: 365:English geneticists 187:of a heart attack. 167:University of Wales 60:at the university. 56:to establish a new 36:. He was elected a 321:David Gwilym James 216:Lewis, D. (1992). 163:University of Bath 17:Sir Kenneth Mather 360:English botanists 348: 347: 339:Succeeded by 313:Academic offices 113:London University 81:Church of England 427: 385:Knights Bachelor 318:Preceded by 310: 304: 303: 301: 299: 290:. Archived from 284: 278: 269: 250: 249: 239: 213: 435: 434: 430: 429: 428: 426: 425: 424: 350: 349: 344: 335: 328:Vice Chancellor 323: 308: 307: 297: 295: 286: 285: 281: 270: 253: 215: 214: 210: 205: 193: 152: 124: 99:working at the 68:He was born in 66: 46:vice chancellor 12: 11: 5: 433: 431: 423: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 362: 352: 351: 346: 345: 342:Laurence Gower 340: 337: 324: 319: 315: 314: 306: 305: 294:on 25 May 2016 279: 251: 207: 206: 204: 201: 200: 199: 192: 189: 151: 148: 134:to work under 123: 120: 65: 62: 58:Medical School 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 432: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 357: 355: 343: 334: 333: 329: 322: 316: 311: 293: 289: 283: 280: 277: 275: 268: 266: 264: 262: 260: 258: 256: 252: 247: 243: 238: 233: 229: 225: 224: 219: 212: 209: 202: 198: 195: 194: 190: 188: 186: 181: 179: 175: 174:Royal Society 170: 168: 164: 159: 157: 150:Personal life 149: 147: 145: 141: 137: 136:Ronald Fisher 133: 129: 121: 119: 117: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 77: 75: 71: 63: 61: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 28: 24: 21: 18: 326: 296:. Retrieved 292:the original 282: 273: 227: 221: 211: 182: 171: 160: 153: 125: 78: 67: 42:Darwin Medal 16: 15: 375:1990 deaths 370:1911 births 298:21 February 180:(1949–52). 105:Merton Park 354:Categories 336:1965–1971 230:: 249–66. 203:References 91:gaining a 64:Early life 30:geneticist 185:Edgbaston 246:11616216 191:See also 169:(1980). 74:Cheshire 70:Nantwich 34:botanist 330:of the 48:of the 27:British 244:  128:Sweden 122:Career 109:Surrey 300:2012 242:PMID 32:and 232:doi 156:CBE 116:PhD 103:in 93:BSc 23:FRS 20:CBE 356:: 254:^ 240:. 228:38 226:. 220:. 118:. 107:, 72:, 302:. 248:. 234::

Index

CBE
FRS
British
geneticist
botanist
Fellow of the Royal Society
Darwin Medal
vice chancellor
University of Southampton
University Grants Committee
Medical School
Nantwich
Cheshire
Church of England
Nantwich and Acton grammar school
Manchester University
BSc
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
John Innes Horticultural Institution
Merton Park
Surrey
London University
PhD
Sweden
University College London
Ronald Fisher
Rockefeller scholarship
Birmingham University
CBE
University of Bath

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