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Basil Schonland
Sir Basil Ferdinand Jamieson Schonland CBE FRS (2 February 1896 - 24 November 1972) was the first president of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. He was born in Grahamstown, South Africa to Selmar Schönland (botanist and a founder of Rhodes University) and Flora MacOwan, daughter of Peter MacOwan.
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