Kenneth Mather

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Sir Kenneth Mather

Medical School at the university.[2]

Early life

He was born in Nantwich, Cheshire. His father, Richard Mather, was a furniture-maker in Nantwich, but originally came from Yorkshire.

In 1915 he attended the

PhD.[2]

Career

In 1933 he worked in

Birmingham University. In 1965, as vice chancellor at Southampton, he had a difficult time with student unrest but was able to establish a new medical school for the university. He returned to Birmingham as an Hon. Professor and did work there on biometrical genetics until his death.[2]

Personal life

In 1937 Mather married a fellow botanist, Mona Rhodes (died 1987), and they had one son.

CBE in 1956 and knighted in 1979.[2]

He received honorary degrees from Southampton University (1972), the University of Bath (1975), Manchester University (1980) and the University of Wales (1980).[2][3]

He became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1949 and was awarded the Weldon medal (Oxford, 1962) and the Darwin medal (Royal Society, 1964). He was president of the Genetical Society of Great Britain (1949–52).

He died at his home in

Egbaston
of a heart attack.

See also

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Academic offices
Preceded by
Vice Chancellor of the University of Southampton

1965–1971
Succeeded by