| Authorised form of name | Hirst; John Malcolm (1921 - 1997) |
| Dates | 1921 - 1997 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 20/04/1921 |
| Date of death | 30/12/1997 |
| Activity | Education:
Solihull School; Reading University (after the war, Agricultural Botany). PhD
Career:
Served in the Royal Navy (World War 2); staff, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Hertfordshire (1950-1975); Head, Department of Plant Pathology, Rothamsted (1967); developed the Hirst Spore Trap; Professor of Agricultural Science, University of Bristol (1975-1984); Director, Long Ashton Research Station (1975-1984); consultant on agricultural problems in developing countries
Honours:
DSC 1945
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/03/1970 |
| Age at election | 48 |
| Relationships | Married (1957) Barbara Mary Stokes; two daughters |
| Source | Sources:
Obituary: Daily Telegraph (19 January 1998)
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1999 vol 45 pp 219-238, plate, by A Bainbridge and K J Brent |
| Code | NA6116 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/GA/GRS/5630 | Hirst, John Malcolm | nd |
| EC/1970/11 | Hirst, John Malcolm: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |