David Thoday


David Thoday FRS was a botanist.

Career

Thoday was Harry Bolus professor of botany, University of Cape Town and later professor at the University College of North Wales 1923–1949. As a botanist, his work is denoted by the author abbreviation Thoday when citing a botanical name.

Awards and honours

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1942. His nomination reads

Personal life

His son was the geneticist John Thoday.