Sydney Howard Vines
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Sydney Howard Vines FRS
(1849-1934) was a British botanist who held the Sherardian Chair of Botany at Oxford University from 1888 to 1919, served as President of the Linnean Society of London
from 1900 to 1904, and directed the publication of the Annals of Botany
from 1887 to 1899.
, obtaining his Bachelor of Sciences in 1873, Bachelor of Arts in 1876, Master of Arts in 1879, and his Doctorate in 1883. He became a member of the Linnean Society of London
in 1885. He wrote Lectures on the Physiology of Plants (1886) and in 1895 published A Student’s Text-Book of Botany, and among the books he co-wrote are Science Lectures at South Kensington (1878),
An Elementary Text-book of Botany (1880), A Course of Practical Instruction in Botany (1887), Text-book of Botany, Morphological and Physical (1892), An Account of the Herbarium of the University of Oxford (1897), An Elementary Text-book of Botany: From the German of Dr. K. Prantl (1898), The Dillenian Herbaria, (1907).
was built for him.
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
(1849-1934) was a British botanist who held the Sherardian Chair of Botany at Oxford University from 1888 to 1919, served as President of the Linnean Society of London
Linnean Society of London
The Linnean Society of London is the world's premier society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy and natural history. It publishes a zoological journal, as well as botanical and biological journals...
from 1900 to 1904, and directed the publication of the Annals of Botany
Annals of Botany
Annals of Botany is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal, founded in 1887, that publishes research articles, brief communications, and reviews in all areas of botany. The journal is supported and managed by Annals of Botany Company, a non-profit educational charity, and published through...
from 1887 to 1899.
Education and career
Vines studied at Christ's College, CambridgeChrist's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
, obtaining his Bachelor of Sciences in 1873, Bachelor of Arts in 1876, Master of Arts in 1879, and his Doctorate in 1883. He became a member of the Linnean Society of London
Linnean Society of London
The Linnean Society of London is the world's premier society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy and natural history. It publishes a zoological journal, as well as botanical and biological journals...
in 1885. He wrote Lectures on the Physiology of Plants (1886) and in 1895 published A Student’s Text-Book of Botany, and among the books he co-wrote are Science Lectures at South Kensington (1878),
An Elementary Text-book of Botany (1880), A Course of Practical Instruction in Botany (1887), Text-book of Botany, Morphological and Physical (1892), An Account of the Herbarium of the University of Oxford (1897), An Elementary Text-book of Botany: From the German of Dr. K. Prantl (1898), The Dillenian Herbaria, (1907).
Additional information
His parents birthnames were William Reynolds and Jessie Robertson. He married a Agnes Bertha Perry in 1884. The Vines, OxfordThe Vines, Oxford
The Vines is on Pullens Lane, Headington, a suburb in east Oxford, England. It was the first house to be built on the west side of the lane, on land that was originally owned by the Morrell family, local brewers. The house is built of red brick with stone dressings.The house was built in 1889–90...
was built for him.