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| Groom, Percy. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Mar. 8, 1884. S. of Thomas Richard, of The Poplars, Hereford. B. [Sept. 12, 1865], at Wellington, Salop. School [Grove Park, Wrexham], and at Mason College, Birmingham; also studied at the University of Bonn. Matric. Michs. 1884; (Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class, 1886; Pt II, 1st Class, 1887); B.A. 1887; Frank Smart Student in Botany, 1888. Migrated to Caius, May 10, 1888; M.A. 1893. Professor of Botany and Agriculture at the Imperial College, Whampoa, Canton, China, 1889-92. Created a Mandarin of the White Button. Incorp. at Exeter College, Oxford, Mar. 5, 1896; Sc.D. (Oxford) 1901. University Lecturer in Plant Physiology at Edinburgh, 1898. Head of Biology Dept., University College, Reading, 1899. Lecturer in Botany, Northern Polytechnic Inst., Holloway, [p.162] 1907-8. Assistant Professor of Botany, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1908-11. Professor of the Technology of Woods and Fibres, Imperial College, 1911-31. Served during the Great War, 1914-19, as Head of a Section of the Technical Dept. of the Air Board. M.B.E. Consultant on Timber Research to the Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research. F.R.S., 1924. F.L.S. Author, Elementary Botany; Trees and their Life Histories, etc. Of North Bank, Gerrard's Cross, Bucks. Died suddenly Sept. 16, 1931. Brother of the next. (Venn, II. 495 and Addenda; Who was Who; Exeter Coll. Reg.; Scott, MSS.; Burke, O.B.E. Bk.) | Percy GROOM Approx. lifespan: 1865–1931 (<source>t2: 9656</source> Trinity College <tripos>N.S. I 1886; N.S. II</tripos> 1887 ) pens Trinity College adm1884:03:08 s. of Thomas Richard GROOM The Poplars, Hereford, [Herefordshire], b. Wellington, Shropshire , 1865:09:12 Sch: Grove Park School Wrexham, [Denbighshire], Sch: Mason College Birmingham, [Warwickshire], Sch: University of Bonn Bonn, [Germany], Matric 1884:10MT: Nat.Sci.Trip., Pt I, 1st Class 1886 Nat.Sci.Trip., Pt II, 1st Class 1887 BA 1887 Frank Smart Student in Botany 1888 Mig. to Gonville & Caius College 1888:05:10 MA 1893 Professor of Botany and Agriculture: Sch: Imperial College Whampoa, Canton, China , 1889-92 Mandarin of the White Button Incorp 1896:03:05 ScD Oxford 1901 University Lecturer in Plant Physiology: Edinburgh, [Scotland], 1898 Head of Biology Department: Sch: University College Reading, [Berkshire], 1899 Lecturer in Botany: Sch: Northern Polytechnic Inst Holloway, [London], 1907-08 Assistant Professor of Botany: Sch: Imperial College of Science and Technology London , 1908-11 Professor of Technology of Woods and Fibres: Sch: Imperial College, [London], 1911-31 Head of : Section of Technical Department of Air Board during the Great War1914-19 MBE Consultant on Timber Research: to Department of Scientific and Industrial Research FRS 1924 FLS Publ.: Elementary Botany Publ.: Trees and their Life Histories etc Of North Bank, Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire , d. suddenly 1931:09:16 brother of Thomas Theodore GROOM (next) Refs: Venn, II. 495 and Addenda Refs: Who was Who Refs: Exeter College Reg Refs: Scott, MSS Refs: Burke, OBE Bk |