Bottomley, William Beecroft

First name(s)

William Beecroft

Surname

Bottomley

Position(s) held at King's College London

• Professor of Botany, 1893-1919 ^{Ref: *1}
• Emeritius Professor 1920-1923 ^{Ref: *1}
• Lecturer of Botany and Vegetable Biology at King's College Ladies Department, 1893-[1899]

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended

• Royal Grammar School, Lancaster
• King’s College, Cambridge

Qualifications

• Master of Arts (Cambridge). Doctor of Philosophy.

Position(s) held (non King's College London)

• Science Tutor and Lecturer on Biology, St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, (1886–91) ^{Ref: *2}

• Camb. University Extension Lecturer (1891–94) ^{Ref: *2}

• Professor of Biology, Royal Veterinary College, London [1891-] ^{Ref: *2}

Professional activities

• Founder of South-Eastern Co-operative Agricultural Society

• Hon. Sec., Agricultural Banks Association

• Fellow of the Linnean Society

• Fellow of the Chemical SocietyHon. Sec., English Land Colonisation Society

Publications

• The Assimilation of Nitrogen by certain Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in the Soil (1910)
• Some Effects of Bacteriotoxins on the Germination and Growth of Plants (1911)
• The Fixation of Nitrogen by Free-Living Soil Bacteria (1911)
• Some Conditions Influencing Nitrogen Fixation by Aerobic Organisms (1912)
• Some Effects of Humates on Plant Growth (1912)
• Ammonium Humate as a Source of Nitrogen for Plants (1913)
• The Effect of Soluble Humates on Nitrogen Fixation and Plant Growth (1913)
• The Bacterial Treatment of Peat (1914)
• Some Accessory Factors in Plant Growth and Nutrition (1914)
• The Significance of Certain Food Substances for Plant Growth (1914)
• The Formation of Humic Bodies from Organic Substances (1915)
• A Bacterial Test for Plant-Food Accessories (Auximones) (1915)

Personal details

Date of birth

1864

Place of birth

Apperley Bridge, Leeds

Date of death

24 March 1922

Family details

Son of J. Bottomley