VINCE-PRUE, Daphne 1926-

PERSONAL:

Born May 21, 1926, in Kingston upon Thames, England; daughter of William (a postmaster) and Florence (a nurse; maiden name, Marshall) Vince; married John Ellis Prue (died, 1972). Ethnicity: "Anglo Saxon." Education: University of London, B.Sc., 1946, D.Sc., 1983; University of California at Berkeley, M.S., 1948; National Diploma in Horticulture, 1952; University of Reading, Ph.D., 1953. Politics: "None." Religion: Church of England.

ADDRESSES:

Home—2 Maple Ct., Goring on Thames RG8 9BQ, England.

CAREER:

University of Reading, Reading, England, lecturer, 1950-73, reader in botany, 1973-77; Agricultural and Food Research Council, scientific advisor, 1977-78; Glasshouse Crops Research Institute, head of Department of Plant Physiology, 1978-80, head of Division of Physiology and Chemistry, 1980-86; professional horticulturist and writer, 1986—. University of New England, visiting research worker, 1962; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia, affiliate of Division of Plant Industry, 1975-76; National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan, affiliate, 1981; Institute of Horticultural Research, leader of a research team. University of California at Berkeley, visiting professor, 1982; University of Reading, visiting professor, 1986; also teacher at University of Sussex. United Nations Environment Program, representative of International Council for Science for Coordinating Committee on the Ozone Layer; consultant to International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Shell.

MEMBER:

International Photobiology Association (secretary general, 1966-72; vice president, 1972-76), Institute of Horticulture (fellow), Royal Horticultural Society, British Photobiology Society (chair, 1974-77).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Fellow, Garden Club of America, 1948-49; Royal Society, Commonwealth grant for Australia, 1975-76, grant for Japan, 1981; grant from University of Tokyo, 1981.

WRITINGS:

Photoperiodism in Plants, McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), 1975, 2nd edition, Academic Press (New York, NY), 1997.

(Editor, with D. J. Cosens) The Biology of Photoreception, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, England), 1983.

(Editor, with B. Thomas and K. E. C. Cockshull) Light and the Flowering Process, Academic Press (New York, NY), 1984.

(Editor, with D. S. Ingram and P. J. Gregory, and contributor) Science and the Garden: The Scientific Basis of Horticultural Practice, Blackwell Publishing (Oxford, England), 2002.

Contributor to scientific books, including Plants and the Daylight Spectrum, edited by H. Smith, Academic Press (New York, NY), 1981; Biological Timekeeping, edited by J. Brady, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, England), 1982; The Growth and Functioning of Leaves, edited by J. E. Dale and F. L. Milthorpe, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, England), 1983; Manipulation of Flowering, edited by J. G. Atherton, Butterworth (London, England), 1987; and Phytochrome and Photoregulation in Plants, edited by M. Furuya, Academic Press (New York, NY), 1987. Contributor to scientific journals, including Flowering Newsletter, Plantsman, Plant Cell and Environment, Plant Physiology, Plant Cell Physiology, Planta, and Nature. Member of editorial board, Professional Horticulture.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

An encyclopedia/glossary for gardeners; research on the gardens of Italy and their influence on the development of garden design in the British Isles.