Harry Marshall Ward

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Harry Marshall Ward
Born21 March 1854 Edit this on Wikidata
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Died26 August 1906 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 52)
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OccupationMycologist Edit this on Wikidata
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Harry Marshall Ward (21 March 1854 – 26 August 1906),

mycologist, and plant pathologist. He was one of the first scientists to study physiological plant pathology [1][2]

Born in

Owens College, Manchester, in 1875, and subsequently Christ's College, Cambridge, from 1876 to 1879.[4]

At Cambridge, Ward achieved a B.A. with First Class honours in the

Anton de Bary who at the time were way ahead of the English in the field of experimental botany.[5]

From early 1880 until 1882, Ward was employed by the British government in

spores could be spread on the wind and recommended growing trees between plantations to reduce this. However plantation owners in Ceylon had already destroyed many indigenous species on their plantations and planted a single type of coffee on almost every available acre.[5]

In 1883 Ward returned to Owens College as an assistant lecturer,[5] and married his very patient fiancée Selina Mary Kingdon, who had been waiting for him since around 1870. Their first child was a daughter Winifred Mary Ward born October 1884, and on 6 November 1885 they had a son Francis Kingdon Ward.[6]

In 1885 shortly after the birth of his son he was appointed Professor of botany at the Royal Indian engineering college (Forestry department) at Cooper's hill, now part of

Brunel University. He moved with his new family into a house at Englefield Green.[5]

He became F.L.S. (Fellow of the

Linnaean Society) in 1886 F.R.H.S. (fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society) in 1887 and F.R.S. (Fellow of the Royal Society) in 1889. He was president of the British Mycological Society
in 1900 and 1901.

A great deal of his work and study was influenced by one of his early tutors, W.T. Thiselton-Dyer. It was Thiselton Dyer who suggested him for the job in Ceylon, he who largely got him his first post at Owen's College. Dyer persuaded him to spend time researching the biological processes involved in brewing ginger beer,[5] and helped ensure his entry to the Linnaean society, his signature was on a letter to the prime minister of the day H. H. Asquith recommending a pension should be paid to his widow, Selina after his death.

In 1895 he became

Queen Alexandra
. There was a seven course lunch for the King and Queen and a select guest list included Thiselton Dyer.

Meanwhile, he was gaining more honours and positions on committees while still researching, teaching, and administrating. All this work took its toll on his health. He was weakened further by diabetes. He died on 26 August 1906 aged only 52.

He is buried in the

Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge, with his wife; his friend Sir Francis Darwin
is also buried there.

The standard author abbreviation H.M.Ward is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References

  1. PMC 2803367
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  2. ISBN 9780890543337
    .
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Ward, Harry Marshall (WRT876HM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^
    PMID 19877814
    . Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ Tooley, Oliver. "Francis (Frank) Kingdon-Ward (1885-1958) - PlantExplorers.com™". www.plantexplorers.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  H.M.Ward.

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