| RefNo | EC/1961/22 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVII, 22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Robertson, Rutherford Ness: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 16 March 1961 |
| Description | Certificate of Election |
| Citation | Distinguished for his contributions to Plant Physiology particularly on ion accumulation and respiration. Early work, with Turner, demonstrated inhibition by cyanide of salt accumulation and the concomitant salt respiration. Later with Wilkins and other students established a quantitative relation between rate of electron loss in respiration and maximum rate of anion uptake; and by studies of reversible inhibition showed the dependence of both processes on the cytochrome system. More recently has greatly advanced understanding of ionic relations and respiratory activity of plant mitochondria. Concurrently has contributed to understanding of growth and metabolism in plant fruits. Robertson's work is marked by imagination and penetration. |
| Proposers | From Personal Knowledge: Proposer - E J Maskell; Seconder - G E Briggs; D G Catcheside; Meiron Thomas; Walter Stiles; J Barker; T A Bennet-Clarke; R Lemberg; J C Eccles; David Rivett; O H Frankel; F J Richards |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3525 | Robertson; Sir; Rutherford Ness (1913 - 2001) | 1913 - 2001 |