Background
Mantell, Sinclair Hugh was born on April 21, 1949 in Oxford, England. Son of Hugh Alton Mantell and Ethel Mina Adamson.
Mantell, Sinclair Hugh was born on April 21, 1949 in Oxford, England. Son of Hugh Alton Mantell and Ethel Mina Adamson.
Bachelor of Science in Botany, University Bristol, England, 1970. Master of Science in Plank Pathology, Imperial College, London, 1971. Diploma in Biological Sciences (honorary), Imperial College, London, 1971.
Diploma in Tropical Agriculture, U.W.I., Trinidad, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in tropical horticulture, University Würzburg.I., Trinidad, 1978.
Plant pathologist-horticulturist Ministry of Overseas Development, London, 1973—1979. Research associate University of Leicester, England, 1980—1983. New blood lecturer in horticulture University of London, Wye College, 1983—1986, senior lecturer in horticulture, 1986—1992, reader in horticulture, 1992—1999, professor of plant propagation science.
Chief consultant in propagation and plant tissue culture Nakhlatec International Horticulture Advisors, Fågelmara, Blekinge, Sweden, since 2000. Senior science advisor in forestry and agroforestry International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, since 1995. Associate editor Journal of Horticulture and Biotechnology, Ashford, Kent, England, 1986—1996.
Project director in date palm tissue culture Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Muscat, Oman, 1993—1999. Consultant in plant biotechnology Shell International United Kingdom Ltd., Sittingborne, Kent, 1985—1989.
Committee member Parent Teachers Association Brook Primary School, Ashford, 1994—1998. Board directors Tropical Agriculture Association, London, 1985—1989. Member science and grants committee International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, 2000—2003.
Member sub-committee in biotechnology University of London, 1984—1987. Fellow: Institute of Horticulture (honorary).
Life partner Cecilia Ann Märtha Trägårdh. Married Pauline Margaret Ashmore, June 17, 1949 (divorced November 16, 2000). Children: Kieran Thomas Mantell-Trägårdh, Mina Mantell-Trägårdh children: Joseph Sinclair, Katie Margaret, Nicholas Iain, Anna Elizabeth, Oliver Paul Longland, Nathalie Mantell-Trägårdh.