Francis Dry

Francis William Dry OBE (23 October 1891 – 14 July 1979) was a New Zealand geneticist, biologist, university lecturer and wool researcher.

[1] In the 1973 New Year Honours, Dry was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the wool industry.

[3] After a stint in Kenya and the United States, where he got married, Dry returned to Leeds in 1921 and was awarded an Ackroyd Memorial Research Fellowship.

Following World War II, there was increased interest in Dry's sheep flock as it was discovered that hairy fibres were ideally suited for carpet production.

[6] Dry, by now an associate-professor, retired from Massey Agricultural College in 1956 and returned to the University of Leeds to occupy an honorary fellowship in the Department of Textile Industries.