C. D. Darlington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

C. D. Darlington

British biologist

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1903

Place of Birth: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1981

Profession: university teacher, botanist, geneticist

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Cyril Dean Darlington FRS (19 December 1903 – 26 March 1981) was an English biologist, geneticist and eugenicist, who discovered the mechanics of chromosomal crossover, its role in inheritance, and therefore its importance to evolution.
He was Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford from 1953 to 1971. Darlington's research on genetics contributed to modern evolutionary synthesis in the 20th century.