Newton, Lily (1893–1981)

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Newton, Lily (1893–1981)

English botanist and educator. Name variations: Lily Batten Newton. Born Lily Batten, Jan 26, 1893; died Mar 25, 1981; University of Bristol, PhD, 1922, DSc, 1950; m. Dr. W.C.F. Newton (cytologist), 1925 (died 1927).

A seaweed expert, lectured at Bristol University (1919–20) and Birkbeck College, University of London (1920–23); researched at University of London's Imperial College (1923–25); was a research worker at John Innes Horticultural Institute (1927–28); at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, served as lecturer (1928–30), botany professor (1930–58), vice principal (1951–52) and acting principal (1952–53); during WWII, helped to ensure the successful growth of seaweed for agar production; at British Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting (1949), served as president of its Botany Section; appointed president of the British Phycological Society (1955–56); wrote Handbook of British Seaweeds (1931).

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