David Catcheside

David Catcheside FRS
Born	(1907-05-31)31 May 1907 Hampshire,England
Died	1 June 1994(1994-06-01)(aged 87) Harare,Zimbabwe
Education	Strand School,King's College London
Known for	Evidence of parasynapsis inOenothera
Scientific career
Fields	Plant genetics
Institutions	King's College London,University of Cambridge,University of Adelaide,University of Birmingham,Australian National University

David Guthrie CatchesideFRS(31 May 1907 – 1 June 1994) was a British plant geneticist.

Life

He was educated atStrand SchoolandKing's College London(BSc).He was a Lecturer in Botany atKing's College Londonfrom 1933 to 1936, and at theUniversity of Cambridgefrom 1937 to 1950. He was made aFellow of the Royal Societyin 1951. He was also aFellow of King's College Londonand a Fellow ofTrinity College, Cambridge.He was Professor of Genetics at theUniversity of Adelaidefrom 1952 to 1955, Professor of Microbiology at theUniversity of Birminghamfrom 1956 to 1964, and Professor of Genetics at theAustralian National Universityfrom 1964 to 1972.He attempted to do research in what was thenRhodesiabut was deported by theIan Smithregime for supporting political rights for the indigenous black population. After independence, the new government ofZimbabweinvited him to return to the country and pursue his research in 1980. He moved to Zimbabwe in October of 1980, and began researching plant genetics in the region ofMashonaland.He lived in Zimbabwe until his death of natural causes at his home in Harare in 1994.

Studies

In 1931, David Catcheside proposed the idea that there is evidence ofparasynapsiswithinOenotheraplants, based on their chromosomal arrangement.

Recognition

The D.G Catcheside Prize, awarded by theGenetics Society of Australiato the top doctoral student in the field of genetics, was named for him.

Bibliography

D. G. Catcheside MA, DSc, FAA, FRS (1980).Mosses of South Australia.Handbooks of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. D. J. Woolman, Government Printer, South Australia.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)