Downie, Dorothy G. (1894–1960)
Downie, Dorothy G. (1894–1960)
Scottish botanist. Born Sept 16, 1894, in Scotland; died Aug 22, 1960.
The 1st woman to earn a forestry degree at University of Edinburgh (BS, 1919), also studied at Moray House Training College in Edinburgh (1919–20) and at University of Chicago (PhD, 1928) on a Carnegie scholarship; worked as assistant (1920–25 and 1928–29), as lecturer (1929–49) and as reader (1949–60) at University of Aberdeen; focused studies on orchid nutrition.
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