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William Ormston Backhouse

1885 – 1962

British agriculturalist and geneticist

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Lived 1885 – 1962 (aged 77). William Ormston Backhouse was a British geneticist and botanist.

William Ormston Backhouse (1885 – 1962) was an English agriculturalist and geneticist, and a member of the Backhouse family of County Durham, several generations of which were influential in the development of horticulture.

William Ormston Backhouse worked for a period of fíve years at the Cambridge Plant Breeding Station and the John Innes Institute, but left Britain to become a geneticist for the Argentine Government. He established a number of wheat-breeding stations in Argentina, then moved to Patagonia, where he reared pigs, grew apples and other fruits and started intensive honey production. He returned to England and bred red-trumpet daffodils at Sutton Court.

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Bradfield College
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William Backhouse

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Frequently asked questions

Who was William Ormston Backhouse?

British agriculturalist and geneticist (1885-1962)

When was William Ormston Backhouse born?

William Ormston Backhouse was born on 20 February 1885.

When did William Ormston Backhouse die?

William Ormston Backhouse died on 7 August 1962.

What was William Ormston Backhouse's occupation?

William Ormston Backhouse was a geneticist and botanist.

What nationality was William Ormston Backhouse?

William Ormston Backhouse was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Ormston Backhouse

· Wikidata: Q8016374

· DBpedia: William Ormston Backhouse

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