Alfred Daniel Hall

Sir Alfred Daniel Hall, FRS, sometimes known as Sir Daniel Hall (22 June 1864 - 5 July 1942) was a British agricultural educationist and researcher.

He was born in Rochdale, Lancashire. He was principal of Wye College and director of Rothamsted Experimental Station. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1909 and made KCB in 1918.

The standard author abbreviation A.D.Hall is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.

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