Howard Dalton

Howard Dalton
Born(1944-02-08)8 February 1944
Died12 January 2008(2008-01-12) (aged 63)
Alma mater
AwardsKnight Bachelor
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Warwick
ThesisPhysiological Aspects of Growth of Azotobacter chroococcum in Continuous Culture (1968)
Doctoral advisorJohn Postgate

Sir Howard Dalton, FRS (8 February 1944 – 12 January 2008) was a British microbiologist. He served as the Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) from March 2002 to September 2007.