George Stapledon
| Reginald George Stapledon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 September 1882 Northam, Devon, England |
| Died | 16 September 1960 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | United Services College |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Grassland scientist |
| Known for | Scientist and Environmentalism pioneer |
| Title | Knight, Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Wood Bourne |
| Children | none |
| Parent(s) | William Stapledon and Mary Clibbert |
Sir Reginald George Stapledon FRS (22 September 1882 - 16 September 1960) was an English grassland scientist and pioneer environmentalist.
The sixth of the seven children born to shipping agent William Stapledon and Mary Clibbert (daughter of shipbuilder William Clibbert), Stapledon, who was born in Northam, Devon, also had three half-siblings. The family claimed to be related to Walter de Stapledon, the 14th century Bishop of Exeter. Educated at United Services College, Westward Ho!, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge (where he took the natural science tripos of geology, chemistry and botany) he worked in Suez for the family firm between 1904 and 1906 before giving up the commercial life.
Developing a strong support for the idea of agricultural autarky, he returned to the University of Cambridge in 1907 to study biology and in 1910 joined the Royal Agricultural College where he came to argue that grasslands were at the heart of successful agriculture which in turn was at the heart of Britain's economic and spiritual well-being. He moved to University College of Wales in 1912 and whilst there married Doris Wood Bourne, who joined him in his work. Here he headed up a newly created Department of Botany. Between 1914 and 1918 he worked for the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in London and succeeded in getting them to set up a seed testing station.
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