Ronald Hatton
Sir Ronald George Hatton, FRS (6 July 1886 - 11 November 1965) was an English pomologist and "one of the most distinguished horticulturalists in the world".[1]
Life and career
Hatton was born in Yorkshire, England. His father Ernest Hatton and maternal grandfather William Pearson were lawyers; his mother Amy was the sister of Karl Pearson.
With the help of Dr Wellington, Hatton sorted out the incorrect naming and mixtures then widespread in apple rootstocks distributed throughout Europe. These verified and distinct apple rootstocks were then distributed throughout the world as Types, initially Type I through Type IX under the name "Malling series".
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1944 and awarded a knighthood in 1949. He was a close friend of the academic historian A. L. Smith.
Hatton died in East Malling, England at the age of 79.
His son was Father Edmund Hatton, OSB.[2]