Denis Coulthard Graham

Denis Coulthard Graham FRSE FRSC FIB FRSA (December 1929-12 October 2002) was a British biological chemist. He specialised in plant diseases and their treatment.

Biography

Denis Coulthard Graham[1] was born in Carlisle in December 1929.

He went to Durham University, graduating with a BSc. He then undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh gaining a doctorate (PhD).[1]

He became Director of Agricultural Scientific Services in the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries within the Scottish Office. The University of Edinburgh granted him a second, honorary doctorate (DSc) while in this role.[1]

He died in Edinburgh on 12 October 2002.[1]

Recognition

In 1975 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers included Mary Noble.[1]

Personal life

In 1968 he married Elizabeth (Betty) Fraser, a New Zealander. They had no children. From the 1970s he lived in Caiystone Gardens in southern Edinburgh.[2]

Publications
  • Chemical Control of Certain Fungal Diseases of Potato Tubers (1982)

References
  1. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016.
  2. "Information please -re Dr Dennis Coulthard Graham (Midlothian) - RootsChat.Com". www.rootschat.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.


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