David Thoday
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David Thoday FRS was a botanist. He was Harry Bolus
professor of botany, University of Cape Town
and later professor at the University College of North Wales 1923-1949. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1942. His son was the geneticist John Thoday
. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Thoday when citing
a botanical name
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Harry Bolus
Harry Bolus was a South African botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist. He advanced botany in South Africa by establishing bursaries, founding the and bequeathing his library and a large part of his fortune to the South African College...
professor of botany, University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
and later professor at the University College of North Wales 1923-1949. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1942. His son was the geneticist John Thoday
John Thoday
John Marion Thoday FRS was a British geneticist. He was the son of the botanist David Thoday. He was Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics at Cambridge University between 1959 and 1983 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1965.Thoday was born in Chinley, Derbyshire, and educated at...
. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Thoday when citing
Author citation (botany)
In botanical nomenclature, author citation refers to citing the person who validly published a botanical name, i.e. who first published the name while fulfilling the formal requirements as specified by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature...
a botanical name
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
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