Irene Manton

Irene Manton
Born(1904-04-17)17 April 1904
Kensington, London
Died13 May 1988(1988-05-13) (aged 84)
EducationSt Paul's Girls' School
Alma materGirton College, Cambridge (PhD, 1930)
AwardsLinnean Medal (1969)
Schleiden Medal (1972)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Genetics, Electron microscopy
InstitutionsGirton College, Cambridge University of Manchester University of Leeds

Irene Manton, FRS FLS (born Irène Manton; 17 April 1904, in Kensington – 13 May 1988) was a British botanist who was Professor of Botany at the University of Leeds. She was noted for study of ferns and algae.