Dorothy G. Downie Explained
| Dorothy G. Downie |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh |
| Nationality: | British |
| Fields: | Botany |
| Author Abbrev Bot: | Downie |
Dorothy G. Downie (1894–1960) was a Scottish botanist and forester. She is known for her research on the fungal symbionts and nutritional requirements of orchids.[1] [2] [3]
Biography
Dorothy G. Downie graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1917 with a B.S. in science and in 1919 with a B.S. in forestry. She was the first woman to receive a degree in forestry from the University of Edinburgh.[4] From 1919 to 1920 she studied at Moray House Training College, where she qualified in professional training for teachers.[5] From 1920 to 1925 she worked at the University of Aberdeen as an assistant to William Grant Craib.[4]
In 1925 she received a Carnegie scholarship and became a graduate student at the University of Chicago. There she received in 1928 a PhD in botany with a dissertation on the morphology of the male gametophyte of Microcycas calocoma. In 1927 she went to Cuba, where she collected cycads by riding on horseback through the Cordillera de Guaniguanico.[5]
At the University of Aberdeen, Downie worked as an assistant from 1928 to 1929, a lecturer from 1929 to 1949, and a reader from 1949 to 1960.[4] In 1960 she retired due to a progressive disease and died in August of that year.[5]
Selected publications
- Contributions to the flora of Siam: Additamentum XVI . . 367–394 . 0075-5982 . Downie, DG . 1925 . 1925 . 9 . 10.2307/4107477. 4107477 .
- Contributions to the flora of Siam: Additamentum XVII . . 402–423 . Downie, D.G. . 1925 . 1925 . 10 . 10.2307/4115102. 4115102 .
- Male Gametophyte of the Microcycas calocoma . . 85 . 4 . 437–450 . 0006-8071 . Downie, DG . 1928 . 10.1086/333855. 83650234 .
- 10.1080/13594864309441391 . Downie, DG . Notes on the germination of Corallorhiza innata . Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh . 33 . 4 . 380–382 . Taylor & Francis Group . 1943.
References
- 10.1080/13594864009441368. On the Germination and Growth of Goodyera repens. Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 33. 36–51. 1940. Downie. D. G..
- 10.1080/03746605909469449. The Mycorrhiza of Orchis Purpurella. Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 38. 1–4. 16–29. 1959. Downie. D. G..
- 10.1038/179160a0. Corticium solani—an Orchid Endophyte. Nature. 179. 4551. 160. 1957. Downie. D. G.. 1957Natur.179..160D. free.
- Book: Haines, Catharine M. C.. Steven, Helen M.. Downie, Dorothy G.. International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950. 87. https://books.google.com/books?id=HftdjMNDvwIC&pg=PA87. 2001. Bloomsbury Academic . 9781576070901.
- Obituary: Dr. Dorothy G. Downie . Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh . 39 . 2 . 245–246 . 10.1080/13594866109441707 . 0372-0578 . Matthews, J.R. . 1961.
