Dorothy G. Downie

Dorothy G. Downie (16 September 1894 – 22 August 1960) was a Scottish botanist and forester. She is known for her research on the fungal symbionts and nutritional requirements of orchids. She was the first woman to graduate in forestry at the University of Edinburgh.

Biography Dorothy G. Downie was born in 1894 in Edinburgh. From 1919 to 1920, she studied at Moray House Training College, where she qualified in professional training for teachers. From 1920 to 1925 she worked at the University of Aberdeen as an assistant to William Grant Craib, who was the Regis Chair of Botany. Downie was also a leader of the Strathcona Club at Bucksburn, where she was resident. In 1960, she retired due to a progressive disease and died in August of that year.

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