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Kenneth Mather

Botanist, Geneticist, University administrator (1911-1990) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 79

Sir Kenneth Mather CBE FRS was a British geneticist and botanist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1949, and won its Darwin Medal in 1964. He was the second vice chancellor of the University of Southampton, serving from 1965 to 1971.

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Awards

Darwin Medal1964
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Bachelor

About this person

He was instrumental in persuading the University Grants Committee to establish a new Medical School at the university.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1990 · aged 79