Frederick Ernest Weiss

Frederick Ernest Weiss FRS[1] FLS VMH (2 November 1865 – 7 January 1953) was an Anglo-German Botanist. He was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour in 1947.[2]

Frederick Ernest Weiss

FRS FLS VMH
Frederick Ernest Weiss
Born2 November 1865
Died7 January 1953
Alma mater
OccupationBotanist

Education

Weiss was educated at the Owens College (later Victoria University of Manchester), and earned a doctorate in botany (DSc) from the University of London in July 1902.[3]

Career

Weiss was Professor of Botany at the Victoria University of Manchester. In 1919, Weiss succeeded Sir Alfred Hopkinson as Vice-Chancellor, initially on a temporary basis until a suitable candidate was found. He continued as Professor of Botany during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor and in 1915 he was succeeded by Sir Henry Alexander Miers, mineralogist and former principal of the University of London (1908–1915).[4]

References
  1. Thomas, H. H. (1953). "Frederick Ernest Weiss. 1865-1953". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 8 (22): 601–626. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1953.0020. JSTOR 769232. S2CID 159539384.
  2. "WEISS, Frederick Ernest", in Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn., Oxford University Press, 2007 (subscription required)
  3. "University intelligence". The Times (36829). London. 25 July 1902. p. 5.
  4. University of Manchester, Vice-Chancellor's Office. "University of Manchester, Vice-Chancellor's Archive". Retrieved 26 April 2014.
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
Francis Jones		 President of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
1911–13		 Succeeded by
Francis Nicholson
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