John Macqueen Cowan | |
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Born | 1891 Banchory, Scotland |
Died | 1960 |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh, University of Oxford |
Known for | Studies on trees in the Indian sub-continent |
Spouse | Adeline May Organe |
Children | Pauline Cowan Joan Cowan (1922–1954) Robert Cowan |
Awards | Veitch Memorial Medal (1951), Victoria Medal of Honour (1958), Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (1952) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Spermatophyte |
Institutions | Indian Forest Service, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverewe Garden |
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John Macqueen Cowan FRSE CBE (1891–1960) was a prominent Scottish botanist in the mid 20th century.[1] He is especially remembered for the recording and classification of trees on the Indian sub-continent. He was also an expert on Spermatophytes.[2][3]
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