David Thoday

David Thoday

David Thoday FRS (5 May 1883 - 30 March 1964) was a botanist. He was Harry Bolus professor of botany, University of Cape Town and later professor at the University College of North Wales 1923-1949. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1942. His son was the geneticist John Thoday. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Thoday when citing a botanical name.[1]

References

  1. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.