Ronald Hatton
Sir Ronald Hatton | |
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horticulturalist | |
| Known for | Malling series |
Sir Ronald George Hatton, horticulturalist and pomologist.
Life
Hatton was born in
In 1914 Hatton married Hannah Rachel Rigden, who was from Ashford. In 1922 they had a son, Christopher, who became a monk.[3][5]
Hatton retired from the East Malling centre in 1949. He died on 11 November 1965 at his home in Benenden, in Kent. He was buried in the churchyard at East Malling, not far from the research station estate.[3]
Work
Hatton was director at East Malling for thirty years. During that time he greatly expanded both its size and its range of activities. His principal achievement was the rationalisation, standardisation and classification of
John Innes Horticultural Institution, of the Malling-Merton rootstocks for apples.[3]
Recognition
Hatton received the
References
- ^ 1901 England Census
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ^ . (subscription required).
- ^ a b Edward J. Salisbury (1966). Ronald George Hatton. 1886-1965. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 12 (November 1966): 250–258. (subscription required).
- ^ "Funeral of Fr Edmund Hatton (7th September 2012) – Abbey".
- ^ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 23 January 2017.