John William Heslop-Harrison

John William Heslop Harrison
Born	1881 Birtley, Tyne and Wear
Died	23 January 1967 Birtley, Tyne and Wear
Alma mater	Durham University
Notable awards	Fellow of the Royal Society

Prof John William Heslop Harrison, FRS FRSE (1881–1967), was Professor of Botany at King's College, Durham University (now Newcastle University). Sadly, overshadowing a brilliant career (specialising in the genetics of moths), he is now best remembered for an alleged academic fraud.

He was born in Birtley on 22 January 1881, the son of George Heslop-Harrison, a pattern-maker at Birtley Iron Works. He was educated at Bede College School in Durham then Rutherford School for Boys in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His mother was a keen gardener, and other influences such as his uncle, Rev J E Hull, and neighbour, Charles Robson, led him to an early interest in botany and natural history.

He then studied at Durham College of Science, graduating BSc in 1903. He did further postgraduate study at the University of Newcastle gaining an MSc in 1916 and doctorate (DSc) in 1917.

In 1921 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were James Hartley Ashworth, Sir Thomas Hudson Beare, Percy Hall Grimshaw, and James Ritchie. He served as the Society's Vice President 1945-1948. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1928.

He died in Birtley, Tyne and Wear on 23 January 1967.

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