Denis Coulthard Graham FRSE FRSC FIB FRSA (December 1929 – 12 October 2002) 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 (PhD).
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 (DSc) 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 (Betty) Fraser, a New Zealander. They had no children. From the 1970s he lived in Caiystane Gardens in southern Edinburgh.
Publications
Chemical Control of Certain Fungal Diseases of Potato Tubers (1982)
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