Robert Lyall Lucas

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Robert Lyall Lucas MBE (20 February 1927, Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK – 5 January 2009, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK) was a British mycologist, botanist, and phytopathologist. He was the president of the British Mycological Society for one year from 1976 to 1977.[1][2]

Biography

After secondary education at Bedford School, Lucas attended New College, Oxford, where he graduated with a B.A. in botany in 1949 and an M.A. in 1952.[1][3] On 28 June 1952 he married Pamela Widdowson.[4] He was admitted to King's College, Cambridge, where he studied fungi that infect plant roots and graduated with a Ph.D. in 1953.[1]

At the

Great Storm of 1987,[1][6] and the abolition in 1991 of Parson's Pleasure.[1]

Lucas chaired the University of Oxford's Delegacy for Local Examinations from 1981 to 1990. During those years he made visits to China and Trinidad as an advisor on the development of new examinations and to Oman as a consultant on the development of Sultan Qaboos University. In 1988 he administered the closing of the University of Oxford's agricultural department in its merger with the departments of forestry and plant sciences. He was in 1968–1969 one of the four Pro-Proctors[7] who served under the Senior Proctor. Lucas served from 1971 to 1973 as Curator of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and subsequently as Garden Master from 1984 to 1987.[1]

In 1969 he was made

MBE.[1] In recognition of his curatorship of the University Parks, the University of Oxford created Lucas Walk in his memory.[8]

His wife Pamela was for many years a churchwarden at the Church of St Nicholas, Old Marston.[1] He assisted her in church affairs[1] and was an active church member for more than 45 years.[2] Upon his death in 2009 he was survived by his widow, their son and daughter, and five grandchildren.[1]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Shaw, Dennis. "Obituary. Dr Robert Lyall Lucas". Keble College: The Record 2009: 11–13.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary. Robert Lyall Lucas: College fellow and Parks curator". Oxford Mail. 15 January 2009.
  3. ISBN 9780582114647
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  4. ISBN 9780950245027
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  5. ^ "Obiituary. Dr. G. D. Parkes". The Oxford Magazine: A Weekly Newspaper and Review: 106–107. December 1967.
  6. ^ Ffrench, Andrew (18 February 2022). "The Great Storm of '87 which wrecked parts of Oxfordshire". Oxford Mail.
  7. ^ "University Pro-Proctor". Department of Education, University of Oxford. April 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "Lucas Walk, Oxford, United Kingdom". OpenBenches.
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