▁College , ▁before ▁taking ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁course ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁gain ing ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁( Ph D ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 ▁with ▁his ▁th esis ▁The ▁pol lin ation ▁of ▁some ▁important ▁agricult ural ▁grass es ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁improved ▁methods ▁of ▁bre eding . ▁He ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Plant ▁Bre eding ▁Station ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁in ▁time ▁becoming ▁its ▁director . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Lin ne an ▁Society . ▁His ▁gained ▁a ▁second ▁doctor ate ▁( D Sc ) ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁with ▁his ▁research ▁on ▁experimental ▁tax onomy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁His ▁propos ers ▁were ▁Alan ▁William ▁Green wood , ▁Stephen ▁John ▁Watson , ▁Hugh ▁Pat erson ▁Donald , ▁and ▁William ▁Black . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( C BE ). ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁life ▁he ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁Mill ▁House , ▁Lan ark ▁Road ▁West ▁in ▁Bal erno , ▁south - west ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Family ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁he ▁married ▁Mary ▁Jo anne ▁Far qu har son . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the