Frederick John Freshwater Shaw

Frederick John Freshwater Shaw (16 December 1885 - 29 July 1936[1]) was a British botanist and mycologist who worked briefly in India where he died of heat stroke during a trip to Agra.

He joined as an Imperial Mycologist in 1910 and studied plant pathology at Pusa and at Coimbatore. He was made a director of the Imperial Institute of Agricultural Research in 1934, a point when the institute was shifted from Bihar to Delhi after an earthquake. [2]

He described several species of fungi and worked on plant anatomy as well as research techniques including statistics. Among his works was a "A Handbook of Statistics For Use in Plant Breeding And Agricultural Problems" (1936).

References

  1. ↑ Desmond, Ray (1994) Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press. p. 620.
  2. ↑ Anon. (1936) Obituary. Dr. F.J.F.Shaw, C.I.E. Nature 138:317-318. doi:10.1038/138317b0
  3. ↑ IPNI.  F.J.F.Shaw.


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