Irene Manton FRS
(1904-1988)
woman, electron microscopist, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Head of the Department of Botany (1946-1969)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
In this building Professor Irene Manton FRS, electron microscopist, Head of the Department of Botany 1946-69, made fundamental discoveries in cell structure, including 9+2 and Golgi Function.
Botany House, Leeds University, Leeds, United Kingdom where they worked