Michael Francis Madelin

Michael Francis Madelin
Born1931 (1931)
London, England
Died2007 (aged 7576)
Oxford, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materImperial College London
Known forPioneer work in slime moulds and conidial fungi
Awards
  • Forbes Memorial Medal and Prize in Biology (1951)
  • Huxley Memorial Medal and Prize (1967)
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
InstitutionsImperial College London
University of London
University of Bristol
ThesisFactors influencing growth and fruiting of Coprinus lagopus Fr. (1954)
Doctoral advisorRonald Karslake Starr Wood
Doctoral studentsGeorge C. Clerk

Michael Francis Madelin (1931–2007) was a British mycologist. He held research faculty positions at Imperial College, University of London, and the University of Bristol, and undertook pioneering research in conidial fungi and slime moulds, with specific reference to their physiology and ecology.