MORRIS, Sir DANIEL (1844 - 1933), botanist
Date of birth: 1844
Date of death: 1933
Gender: Male
Occupation: botanist
Area of activity: Nature and Agriculture; Science and Mathematics
Author: Robert Thomas Jenkins
Born at Loughor 26 May 1844. He was at school at Cheltenham, and thence went to the Royal College of Science, and afterwards to Trinity College, Dublin, graduating there with first-class honours and later becoming D.Sc. After spending some years in botanical gardens in Ceylon and Jamaica, he was, in 1886, appointed assistant director at Kew. He was several times sent out to the West Indies on special inquiries and did notable service in improving the production of cotton, sugar, and bananas there. He was knighted in 1903, and died 9 February 1933.
Author
- Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, (1881 - 1969)
- Who was who?
- The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1932-3 (with list of his papers)
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Daniel Morris
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q20733957
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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