Alan Gemmell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Alan Gemmell

British botanist

Date of Birth: 10-May-1913

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1986

Profession: botanist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Alan Robertson Gemmell FRSE OBE JP (10 May 1913 – 5 July 1986) was Professor of Biology at Keele University and a regular member of the panel on the BBC Radio Home Service (later BBC Radio 4) programme Gardeners' Question Time from 1950 for some 30 years.
Disagreements on the programme between Gemmell and fellow panel member Bill Sowerbutts became legendary.