Background
COCKING, Edward Charles Daniel was born on September 26, 1931 in London. Son of late Charles Cocking and of Mary (Murray) Cocking.
COCKING, Edward Charles Daniel was born on September 26, 1931 in London. Son of late Charles Cocking and of Mary (Murray) Cocking.
Bachelor of Science, University Bristol, England, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bristol, England, 1956. Doctor of Science, University Bristol, England, 1970.
Research fellow Civil Service Commission, England, 1956-1959. Lecturer University Nottingham, England, 1956-1966, reader England, 1966-1969, professor department botany England, since 1969, director Center Crop Nitrogen Fixation England, since 1996. Research fellow Leverhulme Trust, since 2000.
Director Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, England, since 1989, chairman board directors, 1999-2003. Member Lawes Agricultural Trust Committee, since 2000. Member Advisory Committee on Novel Foods, London, 1992-1995.
Member Agricultural and Food Research Council, London, 1989-1994. Member Royal Society Working Group on Genetically Modified Plants for Food Use, 1998. Member plant genetic manipulation group Agricultural Research Council, 1969-1984.
Editor Plant Science Letters, 1970-1980. Editor: Principles of Plant Physiology, 1996, Biological Nitrogen Fixation: The Global Challenge, 1997.
Trustee Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Richmond, 1983-1993, Uppingham School, since 1997. Fellow Indian Academy Agricultural Sciences, Royal Society London (member council 1986-1988), Institute of Biology, Academia Europaea, World Innovation Foundation. Member Hungarian Academy of Sciences (honorary).
Chess, travel by train, the gothic revival.
Married Bernadette Keane, August 6, 1960. Children: Sean Daniel, Sarah Anne.