Irene Manton FRS
(1904-1988)

woman, electron microscopist, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Head of the Department of Botany (1946-1969)

Died aged c. 84

Irene Manton, FRS FLS (born Irène Manton; 17 April 1904, in Kensington – 13 May 1988) was a British botanist who was Professor of Botany at the University of Leeds. She was noted for study of ferns and algae.

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Leeds, United Kingdom

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