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{{Short description|English botanist and mycologist (1879–1962)}}
'''Arthur Disbrowe Cotton''' (15 January 1879- 27 December 1962) was an [[England|English]] [[plant pathology|plant pathologist]], [[mycology|mycologist]], [[phycology|phycologist]], and [[botany|botanist]].
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[[File:Arthur Disbrowe Cotton British Mycological Society 1905.jpg|thumb|right|A.D. Cotton, 1905]]
'''Arthur Disbrowe Cotton''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE|VMH|FLS}} (15 January 1879 &ndash; 27 December 1962)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=thmPzIltAV8C&q=cotton&pg=PA136 |page=171 | title=Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers | isbn=9780850668438 | last1=Desmond | first1=Ray | date=25 February 1994 | publisher=CRC Press }}</ref> was an [[England|English]] [[plant pathology|plant pathologist]], [[mycology|mycologist]], [[phycology|phycologist]], and [[botany|botanist]]. {{botanist|Cotton|Cotton, Arthur Disbrowe|border=0|inline=1}}


A.D. Cotton was born in London and educated at [[King's College School]] and the [[Royal College of Science]], where he completed a degree in botany in 1901. He became a demonstrator there and subsequently at [[Owens College]], Manchester, where he developed an interest in [[fungi]], undertaking research into [[orchid]] [[mycorrhizas]].
A.D. Cotton was born in London and educated at [[King's College School]] and the [[Royal College of Science]], where he completed a degree in botany in 1901. He became a demonstrator there and subsequently at [[Owens College]], Manchester, where he developed an interest in [[fungi]], undertaking research into [[orchid]] [[mycorrhizas]].


In 1904 he was appointed assistant to [[George Edward Massee|George Massee]], head of mycology and [[cryptogam|crytogamic plants]] at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]]. Cotton remained at Kew till 1915, officially working on [[algae]], but also making time to pursue his particular interest in [[clavarioid fungi]].
In 1904 he was appointed assistant to [[George Edward Massee|George Massee]], head of mycology and [[cryptogam|cryptogamic plants]] at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]]. Cotton remained at Kew till 1915, officially working on [[algae]], but also making time to pursue his particular interest in [[clavarioid fungi]].

During this time Cotton collaborated with [[Elinor Francis Vallentin]]. Vallentine supplied Cotton with numerous specimens enabling him to undertake the first comprehensive study of [[Cryptogams]] from the Falkland Islands.<ref name=Shackleton>{{Cite report |author=Professor Margaret Clayton |date=5 April 2003 |title=Falkland Islands Seaweed Survey|url=http://www.shackletonfund.com/reports/ProfessorMargaretClayton-SeaweedSurvey.pdf |publisher=The Shackleton Scholarship Fund |page=1 |accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Cotton, Arthur Disbrowe|title=Cryptogams from the Falkland Islands collected by Mrs. Vallentin, and described by AD Cotton, FLS|journal=Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany|volume=43|issue=290|year=1915|pages=137–231|doi=10.1111/j.1095-8339.1915.tb00606.x |url=https://ia800708.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/28/items/crossref-pre-1923-scholarly-works/10.1111%252Fj.1095-8312.1909.tb01116.x.zip&file=10.1111%252Fj.1095-8339.1915.tb00606.x.pdf}}</ref>


In 1915 he took charge of a newly established Plant Pathology Laboratory at Kew (later moved to the [[Rothamsted Experimental Station]]) and in 1920 became Mycologist to the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom)|Board of Agriculture]]. In 1922, he returned to Kew to become Keeper of the Herbarium, a post he retained till his retirement in 1946.
In 1915 he took charge of a newly established Plant Pathology Laboratory at Kew (later moved to the [[Rothamsted Experimental Station]]) and in 1920 became Mycologist to the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom)|Board of Agriculture]]. In 1922, he returned to Kew to become Keeper of the Herbarium, a post he retained till his retirement in 1946.


A.D. Cotton was President of the [[British Mycological Society]] in 1913 and President of the [[Linnean Society of London]] between 1943 and 1946. He received an [[OBE]] for services to plant pathology in 1934.<ref>Ramsbottom, J. (1964). Obituary: Arthur Disbrowe Cotton. ''Transactions of the British Mycological Society'' 47: 141-142 & photo</ref><ref>Hubbard, C.E. (1963). Mr A.D. Cotton. ''Taxon'' 12</ref><ref>Ainsworth, G.C. (1996). ''Brief biographies of British mycologists''. Stourbridge: British Mycological Society</ref>
A.D. Cotton was President of the [[British Mycological Society]] in 1913 and President of the [[Linnean Society of London]] between 1943 and 1946. He received an [[OBE]] for services to plant pathology in 1934.<ref>[[John Ramsbottom (mycologist)|Ramsbottom, J.]] (1964). Obituary: Arthur Disbrowe Cotton. ''Transactions of the British Mycological Society'' 47: 141-142 & photo</ref><ref>[[Charles Edward Hubbard|Hubbard, C.E.]] (1963). [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1996-8175.1963.tb01926.x Mr A.D. Cotton]. ''Taxon'' 12</ref><ref>[[Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth|Ainsworth, G.C.]] (1996). ''Brief biographies of British mycologists''. Stourbridge: British Mycological Society</ref>


During his career he published a number of papers on plant pathology, fungi, and algae, as well as co-authoring the first seven parts of the supplement to [[Henry John Elwes|Elwes']] ''Monograph of the genus'' [[Lilium]]. He also described several new taxa of fungi and algae. The marine algal genus ''Cottoniella'' Boergesen and the species ''Fucus cottonii'' M.J. Wynne & Magne were named after him.
During his career he published a number of papers on plant pathology, fungi, and algae, as well as co-authoring the first seven parts of the supplement to [[Henry John Elwes|Elwes']] ''Monograph of the genus'' [[Lilium]]. He also described several new taxa of fungi and algae. The marine algal genus ''Cottoniella'' Boergesen and the species ''Fucus cottonii'' M.J. Wynne & Magne were named after him.


He had married botanist Enid Mary, daughter of John Charles Jesson, in 1913. They had a son and a daughter.
He had married botanist [[Enid Mary Cotton|Enid Mary]], daughter of John Charles Jesson, in 1913. They had a son and a daughter.


==Sample Publications==
==Sample Publications==
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*Cotton, A.D. (1912). Clare Island Survey. Marine algae. ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' 31B(15): 1-178, 11 tables.
*Cotton, A.D. (1912). Clare Island Survey. Marine algae. ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' 31B(15): 1-178, 11 tables.
*Cotton, A.D. (1914). Some suggestions as to the study and critical revision of certain genera of the ''Agaricaceae''. ''Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc.'' 4: 224-235
*Cotton, A.D. (1914). Some suggestions as to the study and critical revision of certain genera of the ''Agaricaceae''. ''Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc.'' 4: 224-235
*Cotton, A.D. (1915). Cryptogams from the Falkland Islands collected by Mr Vallentin. ''Journal of the Linnean Society Botany'' 43: 137-231, tabs 4-10
*Cotton, A.D. (1915). Cryptogams from the Falkland Islands collected by [[Elinor Francis Vallentin|Mrs Vallentin]]. ''Journal of the Linnean Society Botany'' 43: 137-231, tabs 4-10
*Cotton, A.D. & Wakefield, E.M. (1919). A revision of the British ''Clavariae''. ''Transactions of the British Mycological Society'' 6: 164-198
*Cotton, A.D. & Wakefield, E.M. (1919). A revision of the British ''Clavariae''. ''Transactions of the British Mycological Society'' 6: 164-198
*Grove, A. & Cotton, A.D. (1933-40) ''Supplement to Elwes' Monograph of the genus Lilium'', Parts 1-7. London
*Grove, A. & Cotton, A.D. (1933–40) ''Supplement to Elwes' Monograph of the genus Lilium'', Parts 1-7. London
*Cotton, A.D. (1936). Marine algae. ''Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London'' 148: 45-49.
*Cotton, A.D. (1936). Marine algae. ''Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London'' 148: 45-49.

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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://archive.today/20141008153704/http://www.calmview.eu/Kew/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=COT&pos=9 Arthur Disbrowe Cotton finding aid] collection at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew archives.

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A.D. Cotton, 1905

Arthur Disbrowe Cotton, OBE VMH FLS (15 January 1879 – 27 December 1962)[1] was an English plant pathologist, mycologist, phycologist, and botanist. The standard author abbreviation Cotton is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

A.D. Cotton was born in London and educated at King's College School and the Royal College of Science, where he completed a degree in botany in 1901. He became a demonstrator there and subsequently at Owens College, Manchester, where he developed an interest in fungi, undertaking research into orchid mycorrhizas.

In 1904 he was appointed assistant to George Massee, head of mycology and cryptogamic plants at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Cotton remained at Kew till 1915, officially working on algae, but also making time to pursue his particular interest in clavarioid fungi.

During this time Cotton collaborated with Elinor Francis Vallentin. Vallentine supplied Cotton with numerous specimens enabling him to undertake the first comprehensive study of Cryptogams from the Falkland Islands.[3][4]

In 1915 he took charge of a newly established Plant Pathology Laboratory at Kew (later moved to the Rothamsted Experimental Station) and in 1920 became Mycologist to the Board of Agriculture. In 1922, he returned to Kew to become Keeper of the Herbarium, a post he retained till his retirement in 1946.

A.D. Cotton was President of the British Mycological Society in 1913 and President of the Linnean Society of London between 1943 and 1946. He received an OBE for services to plant pathology in 1934.[5][6][7]

During his career he published a number of papers on plant pathology, fungi, and algae, as well as co-authoring the first seven parts of the supplement to Elwes' Monograph of the genus Lilium. He also described several new taxa of fungi and algae. The marine algal genus Cottoniella Boergesen and the species Fucus cottonii M.J. Wynne & Magne were named after him.

He had married botanist Enid Mary, daughter of John Charles Jesson, in 1913. They had a son and a daughter.

Sample Publications[edit]

  • Cotton, A.D. (1906). Marine algae from Corea. Kew bulletin of miscellaneous information 1906: 366-373
  • Cotton, A.D. (1907). Marine algae from the Chatham Islands. Kew bulletin of miscellaneous information 1907: 37-43.
  • Cotton, A.D. (1907). Notes on British Clavariae. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 2: 163-166
  • Cotton, A.D. (1909). Notes on marine pyrenomycetes. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 3: 92-99, 1 plate.
  • Cotton, A.D. (1912). Clare Island Survey. Marine algae. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 31B(15): 1-178, 11 tables.
  • Cotton, A.D. (1914). Some suggestions as to the study and critical revision of certain genera of the Agaricaceae. Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 4: 224-235
  • Cotton, A.D. (1915). Cryptogams from the Falkland Islands collected by Mrs Vallentin. Journal of the Linnean Society Botany 43: 137-231, tabs 4-10
  • Cotton, A.D. & Wakefield, E.M. (1919). A revision of the British Clavariae. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 6: 164-198
  • Grove, A. & Cotton, A.D. (1933–40) Supplement to Elwes' Monograph of the genus Lilium, Parts 1-7. London
  • Cotton, A.D. (1936). Marine algae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 148: 45-49.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Desmond, Ray (25 February 1994). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780850668438.
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Cotton.
  3. ^ Professor Margaret Clayton (5 April 2003). Falkland Islands Seaweed Survey (PDF) (Report). The Shackleton Scholarship Fund. p. 1. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. ^ Cotton, Arthur Disbrowe (1915). "Cryptogams from the Falkland Islands collected by Mrs. Vallentin, and described by AD Cotton, FLS" (PDF). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany. 43 (290): 137–231. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1915.tb00606.x.
  5. ^ Ramsbottom, J. (1964). Obituary: Arthur Disbrowe Cotton. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 47: 141-142 & photo
  6. ^ Hubbard, C.E. (1963). Mr A.D. Cotton. Taxon 12
  7. ^ Ainsworth, G.C. (1996). Brief biographies of British mycologists. Stourbridge: British Mycological Society

External links[edit]

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