Katherine Warington

Katherine Warington
Born(1897-09-05)5 September 1897
Died3 July 1993(1993-07-03) (aged 95)
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Alma materRoyal Holloway, University of London
Scientific career
InstitutionsRothamsted Research

Katherine Warington (5 September 1897 – 3 July 1993) was a botanist and the first person to show that boron, as boric acid, was essential for the healthy growth of plants.[1]

  1. ^ Warington, K. (1923) "The effect of boric acid and borax on the broad bean and certain other plants". Annals of Botany 37 pp. 629-672