John Fincham

John Robert Stanley Fincham
Born(1926-08-11)11 August 1926
Died9 February 2005(2005-02-09) (aged 78)
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Known forHead of the Genetics division at the John Innes Centre, the author of Fungal genetics
SpouseAnn K. Emerson
RelativesSterling Howard Emerson (father-in-law)
Scientific career
FieldsMicrobial genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge, University of Leicester, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John Innes Centre, California Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisorDavid G. Catcheside

John Robert Stanley Fincham FRS FRSE (11 August 1926 – 9 February 2005) was a noted British geneticist who made important contributions to biochemical genetics and microbial genetics.