Professor Sir Leslie Fowden, biochemist, director, Rothamsted
Experimental Station, 1977-86, was born October 13, 1925. He died on
December 16, 2008, aged 83. Professor Sir Leslie Fowden was a
pioneering scientist, who contributed greatly to our understanding of
plant chemistry. He went on to direct agricultural research in the
world famous Rothamsted Experimental Station.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5562104.ece
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