▁Agricult ural ▁University ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Li ège ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Gen et ics ▁Society ▁of ▁Japan . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Agricult ural ▁Society ▁( 1 9 5 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Isabel ▁la ▁Cat ó lica ▁( 1 9 7 4 ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁Alan ▁Robert son ▁chair ▁of ▁Gen et ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁the ▁post ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁Paul ▁M . ▁Sh arp . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Robert son ▁married ▁Margaret ▁Bern heim , ▁a ▁N AB G RO ▁colle ague , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Farm ers ▁Club . ▁Robert son ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁aged ▁ 6 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁Institute ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Boys ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁Category : Foreign ▁associ ates ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁August ▁Dra ves ▁( born ▁" Wil helm ") ▁( 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 2