David Smith (botanist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Smith (botanist)

British botanist

Date of Birth: 21-May-1930

Place of Birth: South Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Jul-2018

Profession: botanist, academic

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

David Cecil Smith (born 21 May 1930 Port Talbot, South Wales – 29 June 2018) was a British botanist.
Smith was most notable for his research into the biology of symbiosis and became a leading authority on it.
Smith discovered that lichens and Radiata (coelenterates) shared a similar biological mechanism in carbohydrate metabolism.
Further research by Smith demonstrated similar processes in organisms that worked within a symbiotic relationship.