| 词条 | James Wyllie Gregor |
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Dr James Wyllie Gregor CBE FRSE FLS FIB (1900–1980) was a Scottish botanist. He served as director of the Scottish Plant Breeding Station from 1950 to 1965.[1][2] LifeHe was born on Innerwick Farm near Dunbar on 14 January 1900. He was educated at St Mary's Preparatory School in Melrose then Edinburgh Academy. His education was interrupted by the First World War, joining the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and returning to civilian life in 1919.[3] He then studied at the East of Scotland Agricultural College, before taking a postgraduate course at the University of Edinburgh gaining a doctorate (PhD) in 1926. He began working at the Scottish Plant Breeding Station in 1924, in time becoming its director. In 1929 he was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society. He was granted a second doctorate (DSc) by the University of Edinburgh in 1939. In 1957 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Alan William Greenwood, Stephen John Watson, Hugh Paterson Donald, and William Black.[4] In 1961 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In later life he lived at the Old Mill House, Lanark Road West in Balerno, south-west of Edinburgh. He died on 30 September 1980. FamilyIn 1929, he married Mary Joanne Farquharson. References1. ^Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists, Ray Desmond {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregor, James Wyllie}}{{Scotland-botanist-stub}}2. ^{{cite journal|title=Director of the Scottish Plant Breeding Station: Dr. J. W. Gregor, C.B.E |date= |bibcode=1965Natur.208S.228.|doi=10.1038/208228c0 |volume=208 |journal=Nature |page=228}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/6851520 |title=James Wyllie Gregor - WW1 Memorial and Life Story |website=Livesofthefirstworldwar.org |date= |accessdate=2016-08-03}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}} 7 : Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|Scottish botanists|People educated at Edinburgh Academy|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|1900 births|1980 deaths |
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