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### Author
Thoday, David (1883-1964), British botanist; studied at Cambridge; demonstrator in botany ib. 1909-1911; lecturer in plant physiology, Manchester Univ. 1911-1918; professor of botany, Cape Town (Bolus chair of botany) 1918-1922; id. Bangor 1923-1949; professor of plant physiology Alexandria Univ. 1950-1954; visiting professor Univ. Leeds 1951-1952.
**Abbreviated name**: *Thoday* \[standard form in IPNI: *Thoday*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Some S. African material in [[Collection GRA|GRA]], [[Collection SAM|SAM]], [[Collection STE|STE]].
#### Note
Thoday's wife Mary Gladys Thoday, née Sykes, c. 1884-1943, was an active plant physiologist, see Nature 152: 406. 1943.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 3: 373; BJI 2: 177; Desmond p. 605 (b. 5 Mai 1883, d. 30 Mar 1964).
#### Biofile
- Aaron, The Times (London) 1 Apr 1964 (obit.).
- Anon., Who's who (London) 1923-1964; Who was who (London) 1961-1970: 1111.
- Bullock, A.A., Bibl. S. Afr. bot. 117. 1978.
- Bridson, G.D.R. et al., Nat. hist. mss. res. Brit. Isl. 20.14. 1980.
- Gunn, A. & L.E. Codd, Bot. expl. S. Afr. 343-344. 1981.
- Levyns, M.R.D., Insnar'd with flowers 206 \[index\]. 1977.
- Stiles, W., Biogr. mem. Roy. Soc. 11: 177-185. 1965 (biogr., bibl., portr.).
- Verdoorn, F., ed., Chron. bot. 3: 155. 1937, 4: 81, 261. 1939, 6: 307. 1941, 7: 143. 1943.
- Wardlaw, C.W., Nature 202: 1161-1162. 1964 (obit.).
#### Eponymy
*Thodaya* R.H. Compton (1931).
### Publications
##### n.14.191. A revision of Passerina
**Title**
*A revision of Passerina*... Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew... 1924. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1924, p. \[146\]-168. *Copy*: Peterson. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. misc. Inf. Kew 1924(4): \[146\]-168.
##### n.14.192. The geographical distribution and ecology of Passerina
**Title**
*The geographical distribution and ecology of Passerina*... Annals of Botany... 1925. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jan 1925, p. \[175\]-208. *Copy*: Peterson. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Bot. 39(153): \[175\]-208. 1925.