Bamford, Ronald

Ronald Bamford was born on November 1, 1901, in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Bamford was a professor of the Department of Botany at the University of Maryland from 1931 until the late 1960s. Bamford served as Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture for the 1949-1950 academic year, and served as Dean of the Graduate School from 1950 until 1966. During his tenure at the University of Maryland, Dr. Bamford taught general botany, plant anatomy, history and philosophy of botany, cytology, and plant morphology. He served as president of Sigma Xi, the Washington Botanical Society, and the American Genetic Association, and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, and the Botanical Society of America. Dr. Bamford retired from the University of Maryland in the late 1960s and died in January 1981.

From the description of Ronald Bamford Papers, 1926-1967 (bulk 1927-1930) (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 37750088

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