About John Walter Guerrier Lund
Lived 1912 – 2015 (aged 102). John Walter Guerrier Lund was a British botanist and university teacher.
Early life and education
Lund was born in 1912 and was educated at Sedbergh School.
Career
He worked for a time as a Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, and then joined the West Midlands Forensic Science Laboratory as Staff Biologist. While there he worked on the case of the unsolved murder victim who has become known as Wych Elm Bella.
In 1944 he joined the Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) as Scientific Officer for algology, moving to Windermere with the Association's Fritsch Collection of Freshwater Algae in 1954. He retired in 1978, was appointed Deputy chief scientific officer and then Honorary Advisor to the FBA. In 1991 he was elected an FBA Honorary Fellow, and continued to work at the Ferry House laboratory until 2005.
His papers are now held in the archives of the Freshwater Biological Association.
Honours and awards Lund was President of the British Phycological Society in 1957. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1963
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Who was John Walter Guerrier Lund?
English scientist (1912-2015)
When was John Walter Guerrier Lund born?
John Walter Guerrier Lund was born on 27 November 1912 in Hampstead.
When did John Walter Guerrier Lund die?
John Walter Guerrier Lund died on 21 March 2015.
What was John Walter Guerrier Lund's occupation?
John Walter Guerrier Lund was a botanist and university teacher.
What nationality was John Walter Guerrier Lund?
John Walter Guerrier Lund was British.
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