Background
Stanley Reginald John Woodell was born in Shepherds Bush, London.
Stanley Reginald John Woodell was born in Shepherds Bush, London.
He obtained a degree in Botany from Durham University and also studied the pollination biology of the genus Primula for his Doctor of Philosophy at the same university.
He was a University Lecturer in Botany at Oxford University (1959-1988). At Wolfson College, Oxford, he was successively a Governing Body Fellow (1967-1988), Supernumerary Fellow (1988-1989) and Emeritus Fellow (1989–2004). From 1984 to 2004 he was also the Fellow Librarian of the College.
Woodell died aged 75.
A black poplar tree (Populus nigra) was planted at Wolfson College on 22 November 2004 in his memory.