Eric Ashby, Baron Ashby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eric Ashby, Baron Ashby

British botanist

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1904

Place of Birth: London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Oct-1992

Profession: university teacher, botanist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Eric Ashby, Baron Ashby, FRS (24 August 1904 – 22 October 1992) was a British botanist and educator. Born in Leytonstone in Essex, he was educated at the City of London School and the Royal College of Science, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science.
He was then demonstrator at the Imperial College from 1926 to 1929.
In 1929, he received a Harkness Fellowship to the University of Chicago.
Ashby was a lecturer at Imperial College from 1931–35, and at the University of Bristol from 1935–38.