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On September 30 Prof. F. T. Brooks retired from the professorship of botany in the University of Cambridge, which he has held since 1936. When he succeeded Sir Albert Seward he became head of a large and well-organised department, which continued to expand and prosper under his direction in spite of the difficulties and restrictions of the war years. At the present time, accommodation in the Botany School is strained to its utmost by ever-increasing numbers of research students, and investigations are being made in all the main fields of botanical science, while the number of undergraduate students is well maintained. During his tenure of the chair, Prof. Brooks has continued his researches in plant pathology, and during his career he has been responsible for the training of a large number of mycologists and plant pathologists who now hold .important posts in many parts of the world. His wise guidance and administrative ability have been freely extended to the University Botanic Garden ; he has acted as chairman of its executive committee and as secretary of the managers of the Cory Trust. His work has extended beyond the University ; he was for five years an active member of the Agricultural Research Council and has been one of the general secretaries of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. He will continue to live in Cambridge and to carry on his researches in the Botany School.
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Botany at Cambridge: Prof. F. T. Brooks, C.B.E., F.R.S. Nature 162, 521 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162521b0
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