| Authorised form of name | Falconer; Douglas Scott (1913 - 2004) |
| Dates | 1913 - 2004 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Aberdeen |
| Date of birth | 10/03/1913 |
| Date of death | 23/02/2004 |
| Research field | Genetics |
| Activity | Education:
Edinburgh; St Andrews University; Cambridge University
Career:
Lectureship, Cambridge University; research assistant to Sir Ronald Fisher; Agricultural Research council Animal Breeding and Genetics Organisation, University of Edinburgh (1947); Director, Agricultural Research Council Animal Genetics Unit, Edinburgh (1968), Head of Department (1969-1977)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/03/1973 |
| Age at election | 60 |
| Relationships | Married (1942) Margaret Duke |
| Source | Sources:
Obituary in The Times (13 April 2004)
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2005 vol 51 pp 119-133, plate, by John C Bowman |
| Code | NA4401 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/GA/GRS/6473 | Falconer, Douglas Scott | nd |
| EC/1973/11 | Falconer, Douglas Scott: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |