John Scott Lennox Gilmour

John Scott Lennox Gilmour (1906-1986), botanist, was born in London on 28 September 1906. He was educated at Uppingham School and at Clare College, Cambridge, where he became a Fellow in 1951. He was Assistant Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1931-1946; Director of the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden, Wisley, Surrey, 1946-1951; and Director of the University Botanic Garden, Cambridge, 1951-1973. He died on 3 June 1986.

From the guide to the John Gilmour: Correspondence and papers, 20th century, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)