Cyril Dean Darlington
Cyril Dean Darlington (born December 19, 1903 in Chorley ( Lancashire ), † March 26, 1981 in Oxford ) was an English botanist and geneticist. He discovered the crossover of chromosomes and recognized its importance for evolution. Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ CDDarl. ".
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In 1946 Darlington became President of the Royal Genetic Society . From 1953 he was a professor at Oxford University and director of the botanical garden there.
Darlington wrote important papers on cytology, genetics and evolution, in which he examined the importance of chromosomes for evolution and the interplay between mutation and selection .
In 1940 he was elected as a member (" Fellow ") in the Royal Society , which in 1946 awarded him the Royal Medal . In 1951 he became a foreign member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome.
Works
- The handling of chromosomes (1943, 5th edition 1970, German methods of chromosome examination )
- Chromosome atlas of cultivated plants (1945, with Janaki Ammal )
- Elements of genetics (1949)
- Genes, plants, and people (1950 with K. Mather)
- The facts of life (1952, German The laws of life )
- Chromosome botany (1956, German chromosome botany )
- The chromosome atlas of flowering plants (1956 with AP Wylie)
- Evolution of genetic systems (3rd edition 1958)
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry on Darlington; Cyril Dean (1903-1981) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
Web links
- Literature by and about Cyril Dean Darlington in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Cyril Dean Darlington at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Darlington, Cyril Dean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English botanist and geneticist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chorley |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1981 |
| Place of death | Oxford |