Professor Frederick Ernest Weiss FRS FLS VMH
Frederick Ernest Weiss
Born	(1865-11-02)2 November 1865
Died	7 January 1953(1953-01-07) (aged 87)
Alma mater	Owens College, Manchester University of London
Occupation	Botanist

Frederick Ernest Weiss FRS^[1] FLS VMH (2 November 1865 – 7 January 1953) was an Anglo-German Botanist. He was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour in 1947.^[2]

Education

Weiss was educated at the Owens College (later Victoria University of Manchester), and earned a doctorate in botany (DSc) from the University of London in July 1902.^[3]

Career

Weiss was Professor of Botany at the Victoria University of Manchester. In 1913, Weiss succeeded Sir Alfred Hopkinson as Vice-Chancellor, initially on a temporary basis until a suitable candidate was found. He continued as Professor of Botany during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor and in 1915 he was succeeded by Sir Henry Alexander Miers, mineralogist and former principal of the University of London (1908–1915).^[4]

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