Professor David Willis Robinson (2 April 1928 - 28 March 2004), BSc(Hort), MS, PhD, VMM, FI(Hort) was an Irish horticultural scientist who made important contributions to the national and international field of horticulture and agriculture throughout his entire life. After a working life in the field of research, retirement saw his life change. He became a journalist and television/radio presenter and, as a sideline, led gardening tours around th...
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Professor David Willis Robinson (2 April 1928 - 28 March 2004), BSc(Hort), MS, PhD, VMM, FI(Hort) was an Irish horticultural scientist who made important contributions to the national and international field of horticulture and agriculture throughout his entire life. After a working life in the field of research, retirement saw his life change. He became a journalist and television/radio presenter and, as a sideline, led gardening tours around the world. He also managed the internationally renowned Earlscliffe garden in Baily, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Born in 1928, Robinson worked in horticulture all his life. He obtained his Bachelors degree in horticulture from Reading University, his Masters degree from Cornell University, USA and his Doctorate from Queen's University Belfast.
He gained practical early experience on a fruit farm near Pershore and a vegetable farm at Musselburgh, East Lothian.
He worked as Horticultural Adviser in South Co. Down, Northern Ireland for the Ministry of...
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