Rowland Biffen
Sir Rowland Harry Biffen | |
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| Born | March 28, 1874 Cheltenham |
| Died | July 12, 1949 (aged 75) Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | botanist, mycologist, geneticist and a professor of agricultural botany at the University of Cambridge |
| Known for | the founder of the Journal of Agricultural Science. |
Sir Rowland Harry Biffen FRS (28 May 1874, in Cheltenham – 12 July 1949) was a British botanist, mycologist, geneticist and a professor of agricultural botany at the University of Cambridge who worked on breeding wheat varieties. He was also a gifted artist known for his landscapes in watercolours. He was the founder of the Journal of Agricultural Science.