John Macqueen Cowan

John Macqueen Cowan
Born1891
Banchory, Scotland
Died1960
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh, University of Oxford
Known forStudies on trees in the Indian sub-continent
SpouseAdeline May Organe
ChildrenPauline Cowan
Joan Cowan (1922–1954)
Robert Cowan
AwardsVeitch Memorial Medal (1951), Victoria Medal of Honour (1958), Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (1952)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Spermatophyte
InstitutionsIndian 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]

  1. ^ "Cowan, John Macqueen (1892-1960) Botanist". The National Archives. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ Harman, Oren Solomon (2004). The Man Who Invented the Chromosone: The Life of Cyril Darlington. p. 62. ISBN 9780674013339.
  3. ^ "HUH - Databases - Botanist Search". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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