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'''George Hugh Neil Towers''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] (28 September 1923 – 15 November 2004) was [[Emeritus Professor]] of [[Botany]] at the [[University of British Columbia]], [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].

He was awarded the [[Flavelle Medal]] in 1986 and was cited extensively for his work in medicinal [[phytochemistry]] and [[ethnopharmacology]] of [[medicinal plants]].

He was born in [[Bombay]], [[India]] and was the eldest son of [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] [[George William Towers]] [[Distinguished Service Order|D.S.O.]], [[Order of the British Empire|O.B.E.]] ([[Royal Engineers]]).

His scientific curiosity was aroused by the vast array of insect, plant and reptile life in the tropical climate of [[Burma]] where his mother [[Kathleen Mary Thompson]] had been born. His mother's family had lived continuously in Burma since the late 18th century.

During [[World War II]] he served with distinction in the [[Royal Navy]] aboard [[Corvettes]] reaching the rank of [[Lieutenant]].

After obtaining his PhD at Cornell University in 1954, he worked at McGill University and the National Research Council of Canada before being recruited to the University of British Columbia as Head of the Botany Department.

==References==
*[http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben337.html Professor George Hugh Neil Towers, Ph.D., F.R.S.C]. ''Botanical Electronic News'', 337. Accessed online: 20 February 2010.
*[http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientistprofile.php?pID=391 Science.ca profile]. Accessed online: 20 February 2010.

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