Irene Manton | |
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Born | Kensington, London | 17 April 1904
Died | 13 May 1988 | (aged 84)
Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge (PhD, 1930) |
Awards | Linnean Medal (1969) Schleiden Medal (1972) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Genetics, Electron microscopy |
Institutions | Girton College, Cambridge University of Manchester University of Leeds |
Irene Manton, FRS[1] FLS (born Irène Manton; 17 April 1904, in Kensington – 13 May 1988) was a British botanist who was Professor of Botany at the University of Leeds. She was noted for study of ferns and algae.