Rowland Biffen

Sir Rowland Harry Biffen
Born(1874-03-28)28 March 1874
Cheltenham
Died12 July 1949(1949-07-12) (aged 75)
Cambridge
Occupationsbotanist, mycologist, geneticist and a professor of agricultural botany at the University of Cambridge
Known forthe founder of the Journal of Agricultural Science.

Sir Rowland Harry Biffen FRS (28 May 1874, in Cheltenham – 12 July 1949) was a British botanist, mycologist, geneticist and a professor of agricultural botany at the University of Cambridge who worked on breeding wheat varieties. He was also a gifted artist known for his landscapes in watercolours. He was the founder of the Journal of Agricultural Science.

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