Brenchley, Winifred (1883–1953)
Brenchley, Winifred (1883–1953)
English botanist. Name variations: Winifred Elsie Brenchley. Born Aug 10, 1883; died Oct 27, 1953; University College London, BS, 1905, DSc, 1911.
Went deaf from measles; named to the staff of Rothamsted Experimental Station in Harpenden, Herfordshire, the 1st woman appointed to an agricultural station (1906); served as head of Botanical Department at Rothamsted (1907–48); research fields included weeds, ecology, plant physiology and nutrition; writings include Inorganic Plant Poisons and Stimulants (1914), The Weeds of Farmland (1920) and Manuring of Grass Land for Hay (1924). Made OBE (1948).
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