Dorothy G. Downie | |
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Born | Edinburgh | 16 September 1894
Died | 22 August 1960 | (aged 65)
Nationality | British |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Downie |
Dorothy G. Downie (1894–1960) was a Scottish botanist and forester. She is known for her research on the fungal symbionts and nutritional requirements of orchids. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Dorothy G. Downie graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1917 with a B.S. in science and in 1919 with a B.S. in forestry. She was the first woman to receive a degree in forestry from the University of Edinburgh. [1] From 1919 to 1920 she studied at Moray House Training College, where she qualified in professional training for teachers. [5] From 1920 to 1925 she worked at the University of Aberdeen as an assistant to William Grant Craib. [1]
In 1925 she received a Carnegie scholarship and became a graduate student at the University of Chicago. There she received in 1928 a PhD in botany with a dissertation on the morphology of the male gametophyte of Microcycas calocoma. In 1927 she went to Cuba, where she collected cycads by riding on horseback through the Cordillera de Guaniguanico. [5]
At the University of Aberdeen, Downie worked as an assistant from 1928 to 1929, a lecturer from 1929 to 1949, and a reader from 1949 to 1960. [1] In 1960 she retired due to a progressive disease and died in August of that year. [5]
Dorothy G. Downie | |
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Born | Edinburgh | 16 September 1894
Died | 22 August 1960 | (aged 65)
Nationality | British |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Downie |
Dorothy G. Downie (1894–1960) was a Scottish botanist and forester. She is known for her research on the fungal symbionts and nutritional requirements of orchids. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Dorothy G. Downie graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1917 with a B.S. in science and in 1919 with a B.S. in forestry. She was the first woman to receive a degree in forestry from the University of Edinburgh. [1] From 1919 to 1920 she studied at Moray House Training College, where she qualified in professional training for teachers. [5] From 1920 to 1925 she worked at the University of Aberdeen as an assistant to William Grant Craib. [1]
In 1925 she received a Carnegie scholarship and became a graduate student at the University of Chicago. There she received in 1928 a PhD in botany with a dissertation on the morphology of the male gametophyte of Microcycas calocoma. In 1927 she went to Cuba, where she collected cycads by riding on horseback through the Cordillera de Guaniguanico. [5]
At the University of Aberdeen, Downie worked as an assistant from 1928 to 1929, a lecturer from 1929 to 1949, and a reader from 1949 to 1960. [1] In 1960 she retired due to a progressive disease and died in August of that year. [5]