Charles Edward Foister
| Charles Edward Foister | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 August 1903 |
| Died | 23 July 1989 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Botanist, plant pathologist |
Dr Charles Edward Foister FRSE (1903–1989) was a British botanist and plant pathologist. He was Director of Scottish Agricultural Scientific Services in Edinburgh from 1957. He specialised in lichens and fungi.[1]
Life
He was born in Cambridge in England on 17 August 1903, the son of Frederick W Foister and his wife Esther Elizabeth Smith.[2] He was educated locally and won a place at Cambridge University graduating BA in 1925. He continued as a postgraduate taking a Diploma in Agricultural Science (1927). He later received a doctorate (PhD) from Edinburgh University.
He was employed as a plant pathologist in eastern Edinburgh for all of his working life. He became the official plant pathologist for Britain in 1938.[3] He was an active member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh.
In 1954 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir William Wright Smith, Stephen J Watson, Malcolm Wilson and Alexander Nelson.[4]
He died at Colchester in Essex on 23 July 1989.
He never married and was presumed homosexual.
Publications
- The Relationship of Weather to Fungus and Bacterial Diseases (1935)
- Descriptions of New Fungi Causing Economic Diseases in Scotland (1940)
- Dry Rot Disease of Potato (1952)
- Mrs N L Alcock (1972)
References
- ↑ http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?mode=details&id=82603
- ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Charles-Foister/6000000036410965267
- ↑ The London Gazette 8 April 1938
- ↑ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ↑ IPNI. Foister.