Sir David Smith | |
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| Principal of Edinburgh University | |
| In office 1987–1994 | |
| President of Wolfson College, Oxford | |
| In office 1994–2000 | |
| Born | David Cecil Smith 21 May 1930 |
| Died | 29 June 2018 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Colston's School St Paul's School, London |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Discovery that organisms in symbiotic relationship, had similar biological processes. |
| Spouse(s) | Daphne Osborne (divorced); Lesley Mutch |
| Children | Bryony, Adam and Cameron |
| Awards | Linnean Gold Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of Oxford University of Bristol University of Edinburgh |
| Doctoral students | Angela Gallop[1] |
Sir David Cecil Smith FRS FRSE FLS (born 21 May 1930 Port Talbot, South Wales – 29 June 2018[2]) was a British botanist.[3] Smith was most notable for his research into the biology of symbiosis and became a leading authority on it.[4] Smith discovered that lichens and Radiata (coelenterates) shared a similar biological mechanism in carbohydrate metabolism. Further research by Smith demonstrated similar processes in organisms that worked within a symbiotic relationship.[5]
- ^ Gallop, Angela (1975). Chloroplast Symbiosis. ox.ac.uk (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. OCLC 500447666. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.456157.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Praise for Sir David Smith, former Principal". 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Anon (2007). "Smith, Sir David (Cecil)". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U35299. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Obituary Sir David Smith". Times Newspapers. The Times. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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