Redcliffe salaman wiki

English botanist

Redcliffe Nathan Salaman (12 September 1874 – 12 June 1955) was a British physician, biologist who pioneered the breeding of blight-free potatoes, Jewish nationalist, race scientist and key figure in the Anglo-Jewish community in the 20th century.^[2][3] His groundbreaking 1949 book The History and Social Influence of the Potato established the history of nutrients as a new literary genre.^[4]

Early life and education

Salaman was born in Kensington, London, and was the ninth of fifteen children born to Sarah (née Solomon) and Myer Salaman.

His father was a wealthy merchant who traded in ostrich feathers at the height of the plume trade.^[4][5] The Salaman family were Ashkenazi Jews,^[6] who according to Salaman, migrated to Britain from either Holland or the Rhineland in the early 18th century.^[7]

He was educated at St Paul's School, London, where he studied class