Francis John Richards

Francis John Richards

FRS
Francis John Richards; FRS
Born	October 1, 1901; Burton upon Trent, England
Died	January 2, 1965 (aged 63)
Alma mater	University of Birmingham (BS, MSc)
Known for	First description of the generalised logistic function
	Scientific career
Fields	Plant physiology
Institutions	Imperial College Institute of Plant Physiology; Wye College;
Academic advisors	Richard Henry Yapp; J.R. Elliot;

Francis John Richards FRS (1 October 1901 – 2 January 1965) was an English plant physiologist who specialized in quantitative studies on the mineral nutrition requirements of crops. He first described the general form of the generalised logistic function in 1959.

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