My father in his suitcase : in search of E.J.H. Corner the relentless botanist /
Corner, John Kavanagh,1941-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-431).
Early life -- University and the Singapore opportunity -- A corner of Singapore -- The tale of the frock -- Home visit -- Out in the field -- Wayside trees & botanical monkeys -- Sheila Bailey -- Courtship & marriage -- Marriage disrupted -- The note -- At work in Syonan-to -- Across the fence -- Sayonara -- Backlash -- To the other side of the world -- Fracture -- Carrying on with UNESCO -- Family ruined -- My life at Twyford School -- Divorce and aftermath -- To the Leys -- Progress -- Father and son asunder -- Kinabalu -- Solomon Islands -- Professor of tropical botany -- Revisiting Wayside Trees -- Out of the corner -- The life of ancient trees -- Appendix A. The Durian Theory of the origins of flowering plants -- Appendix B. Selected contents of the suitcase -- Appendix C. Awards given to E.J.H. Corner -- Appendix D. Complete list of publications, scientific journeys and key events of his life -- Appendix E. Plants and fungi named after E.J.H. Corner -- Appendix F. The research students of E.J.H. Corner.
Corner, E. J. H. (Edred John Henry)
Botanists