Duncan Joseph Greenwood

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Duncan Joseph Greenwood
Born(1932-10-16)16 October 1932
Died13 February 2010(2010-02-13) (aged 77)
Academic background
Alma materAberdeen University

Duncan Joseph Greenwood CBE FRS (16 October 1932 — 13 February 2010[1]) was a British plant and agricultural scientist whose research included soil aeration and plant nutrition.

Greenwood attended Aberdeen University, graduating with a PhD in Soil Science in 1957.[2]

He served as president of the International Committee of Plant Nutrition (1978-1982) and the British Society of Soil Science (1990-1992). He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1985,[3] and was appointed a CBE in 1993.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burns, Ian G. (2021). "Duncan Joseph Greenwood. 16 October 1932 — 13 February 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 70: 189–209. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2020.0037. S2CID 231588197.
  2. ^ "Dr Duncan Greenwood CBE FRS". University of Warwick. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660-1998: A Complete Listing of All Fellows and Foreign Members Since the Foundation of the Society, Taken from the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Archive Resource. Royal Society. 1999. p. 65.