Sir David Prain | |
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| Born | 11 July 1857 Fettercairn, Scotland |
| Died | 16 March 1944 (aged 86) Whyteleafe, England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Aberdeen Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
Sir David Prain CMG CIE FRS FRSE[1] (11 July 1857 – 16 March 1944) was a Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden and went on to become Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Burkill, I. H. (1944). "David Prain. 1857-1944". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (13): 746–770. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1944.0020. S2CID 162727884.