Kathleen Beyer
| Kathleen Beyer | |
|---|---|
%2C_sitting_in_chair_(3322780248).jpg) Beyer at a scientific meeting in the United States[1] | |
| Born | 1892 |
| Died | 1968 |
| Other names | Kathleen Beyer Blackburn |
| Citizenship | Great Britain, UK |
| Fields | botany |
| Institutions | Armstrong College |
Kathleen Beyer Blackburn (1892–1968) was a British botanist best remembered for the 1926 discovery that plant cells have sex chromosomes.[1] She taught botany at Armstrong College (later renamed King's College) from 1918 to 1958. She frequently co-authored with J.W. Heslop-Harrison.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kathleen Beyer Blackburn (1892-1968), sitting in chair". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Smithsonian Institution.
- ↑ "Kathleen Beyer Blackburn, (1892-1968) seated". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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