Denis Coulthard Graham


Denis Coulthard Graham FRSE FRSC FIB FRSA was a British biological chemist. He specialised in plant diseases and their treatment.

Biography

Denis Coulthard Graham 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.
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 while in this role.
He died in Edinburgh on 12 October 2002.

Recognition

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

Personal life

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

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