David Smith (botanist)
Sir David Cecil Smith FRS FRSE FLS (21 May 1930 – 29 June 2018[1]) was a British botanist, principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1987 to 1994, president of Wolfson College, Oxford, and an honorary fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.
Biography
Born in Port Talbot, South Wales, he studied botany at The Queen's College, Oxford, and became a lecturer at Oxford University.
He was the Chairman of Botany at Bristol University and returned to Oxford as the Sibthorpian Professor of Rural Economy.
After a period as Principal of the University of Edinburgh, he again returned to Oxford as President of Wolfson College, which he left in September 2000.[2] He became an Honorary Fellow of Wadham College in 2002 having been Royal Society Research Fellow from 1964 to 1971 and Tutorial Fellow from 1971 to 1974.
Smith also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1993 [3]
He was awarded the Gold Medal for Botany of the Linnean Society and served as its President (2000–2003). He was a distinguished supporter of Humanists UK.[4]
He was a member of the Advisory Council for the Campaign for Science and Engineering.[5]
References
- ↑ "Praise for Sir David Smith, former Principal". 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ Sir Gareth to take over at Wolfson College, Times Higher Education Supplement, 17 December 1999.
- ↑ webperson@hw.ac.uk. "Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates". www1.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Humanism.org website
- ↑ "Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and Engineering". Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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| Preceded by John Harrison Burnett |
Principal of Edinburgh University 1987–1994 |
Succeeded by Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood |
| Preceded by William James Kennedy (acting) |
President of Wolfson College, Oxford 1994–2000 |
Succeeded by Jon Stallworthy (acting) |
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