John Gilmour | |
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Born | 28 September 1906 London |
Died | 3 June 1986 | (aged 79)
Education | Uppingham School Clare College, Cambridge |
Known for | Botany, Horticulture, Systematics |
Awards | Victoria Medal of Honour |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, RHS Wisley |
John Scott Lennox Gilmour VMH FLS (28 September 1906 – 3 June 1986) was a British botanist, curator of the Cambridge University Herbarium, and later director of Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.[1][2]