Ashby married Elizabeth Helen Margaret Farries, whom he met while they were working together on incineration techniques for measuring carbon in tissue. They had two children, Michael and Peter.
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In 1938, Ashby became professor of botany at the University of Sydney, a post he held until 1946. Between 1944 and 1945, he was Scientific Counsellor to Moscow. From 1947 to 1950, he held the Harrison Chair of Botany at the University of Manchester. According to Burges and Eden[3]"His enthusiasm and flair for botany made Manchester one of the leading botanical schools in the United Kingdom".
^Leake, Chauncey D. (8 November 1963). "Meeting: British Association for the Advancement of Science". Science. 142 (3593): 688–689. doi:10.1126/science.142.3593.688. PMC2524738. PMID 17815275. His presidential address to the BA was entitled Investment in man.
^"Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
eric, ashby, baron, ashby, english, naturalist, eric, ashby, naturalist, august, 1904, october, 1992, british, botanist, educator, right, honourablefrsashby, june, 1958, member, house, lordslord, temporalin, office, july, 1973, october, 1992life, peerage5th, c. For the English naturalist see Eric Ashby naturalist Eric Ashby Baron Ashby FRS 1 24 August 1904 22 October 1992 was a British botanist and educator The Right HonourableEric Ashby Baron AshbyFRSAshby in June 1958 Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 6 July 1973 22 October 1992Life Peerage5th Chancellor of the Queen s University BelfastIn office 1970 1983Preceded bySir Tyrone GuthrieSucceeded bySir Rowland WrightPersonal detailsBornEric Ashby 1904 08 24 24 August 1904Leytonstone Essex EnglandDied22 October 1992 1992 10 22 aged 88 SpouseElizabeth Helen Margaret FarriesAlma materCity of London School Royal College of ScienceThe Ashby Building Queen s University BelfastBorn in Leytonstone in Essex he was educated at the City of London School and the Royal College of Science where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science He was then demonstrator at the Imperial College from 1926 to 1929 In 1929 he received a Harkness Fellowship to the University of Chicago 2 Ashby was a lecturer at Imperial College from 1931 to 1935 and at the University of Bristol from 1935 to 1938 citation needed Contents 1 Marriage 2 Career 3 See also 4 ReferencesMarriage editAshby married Elizabeth Helen Margaret Farries whom he met while they were working together on incineration techniques for measuring carbon in tissue They had two children Michael and Peter Career editIn 1938 Ashby became professor of botany at the University of Sydney a post he held until 1946 Between 1944 and 1945 he was Scientific Counsellor to Moscow From 1947 to 1950 he held the Harrison Chair of Botany at the University of Manchester According to Burges and Eden 3 His enthusiasm and flair for botany made Manchester one of the leading botanical schools in the United Kingdom From 1950 to 1959 he was president and vice chancellor of Queen s University Belfast For the University of Cambridge he was Master of Clare College Cambridge from 1959 to 1975 and vice chancellor from 1967 to 1969 From 1968 to 1974 he was Chairman of the Governors at Culford School and between 1970 and 1973 he was chair of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution Ashby was knighted in 1956 4 and was created a life peer as Baron Ashby of Brandon in the County of Suffolk on 6 July 1973 5 Ashby was secretary of the Society for Experimental Biology from 1935 to 1938 and president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science from 1962 to 1963 6 He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1961 7 In 1968 he received the Centenary Medal of the Royal Society of Tasmania and in 1973 he became president and chancellor of the Queen s University Belfast He was adviser to the British National Fruit Traders Association and a Fellow of the Royal Society FRS 1 He was awarded an Honorary Degree Doctor of Science by the University of Bath in 1966 8 See also edit nbsp Biography portalList of Old CitizensReferences edit a b Heslop Harrison J 1995 Eric Ashby Baron Ashby of Brandon Suffolk Kt 24 August 1904 22 October 1992 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 41 2 18 doi 10 1098 rsbm 1995 0001 S2CID 61942475 Profile Archived 25 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine royalsoced org uk accessed 18 April 2016 The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press 2004 doi 10 1093 ref odnb 50791 ISBN 9780198614111 Subscription or UK public library membership required No 40706 The London Gazette 10 February 1956 p 825 No 46826 The London Gazette 12 July 1973 p 8057 Leake Chauncey D 8 November 1963 Meeting British Association for the Advancement of Science Science 142 3593 688 689 doi 10 1126 science 142 3593 688 PMC 2524738 PMID 17815275 His presidential address to the BA was entitled Investment in man Book of Members 1780 2010 Chapter A PDF American Academy of Arts and Sciences Retrieved 25 April 2011 Profile bath ac uk accessed 18 April 2016 Academic officesPreceded bySir David Lindsay Keir President and Vice Chancellor of Queen s University Belfast1950 1959 Succeeded byDr Michael GrantPreceded byHenry Thirkill Master of Clare College Cambridge1958 1975 Succeeded byRobert Charles Oliver MatthewsPreceded byArthur Armitage Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge1967 1969 Succeeded byOwen ChadwickPreceded bySir Tyrone Guthrie Chancellor of Queen s University Belfast1970 1983 Succeeded bySir Rowland Wright Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Ashby Baron Ashby amp oldid 1159665075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
