Person Blackman; Vernon Herbert (1872 - 1967); cytologist and plant physiologist Blackman Vernon Herbert cytologist and plant physiologist 1872 - 1967 British Male 4 York Road, Lambeth, London, England 08 January 1872 18720108 48 Murray Road, Wimbledon, London, England 01/10/1967 19671001

17 Berkeley Place, Wimbledon, London, England

cytologist and plant physiologist Botany Plant physiology Cytology Education: City of London School (1884-1888); MA; ScD (Camb) Career: First professor of botany at the University of Leeds (1907); Professor of Plant Physiology and Pathology (1911) and Director (1929), Biological Laboratories, Imperial College, London; edited the Annals of Botany (1922–47); retired as head of the botany department and visited India (1937). Memberships: English Association (Treasurer 1939-1959) Parents: Frederick Blackman, medical practitioner, and Catherine Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Maynard Frost, medical superintendent of Portland prison. Siblings: Frederick Frost Blackman (1866–1947) (FRS 1906) Spouse: 1) Edith Delta Emett (1876/7–1940), daughter of Joseph Emett, accountant (6 June 1901); 2) Thérèse Elizabeth (b. 1904/5), daughter of Sydney Glyde Stephen Panisset, director of chemical research (29 December 1941). Recognised for his cytological work.; the "efficiency index" of plants. Fellow 01/05/1913 41 Dukinfield Henry Scott; Francis Wall Oliver; Frederick Frost Blackman; Albert Charles Seward; Francis Darwin; John Bretland Farmer; Frederick Orpen Bower; Alfred Barton Rendle; Edward Emanuel Klein; Avebury [John Lubbock] Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1968 vol 14 pp 37-60, plate, by Helen K Porter Blackman V E, GA WS 1651.jpg ©Godfrey Argent Studio International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1968.0003 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Blackman%2C+Vernon+Herbert https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH903 8 Jan 1872 - 1 Oct 1967 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 24/06/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6611 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes c259c1fe-57e3-4d96-88a0-5afbc860e5dc