David Lloyd (botanist)

{{Short description|New Zealand evolutionary biologist and botanist (1937–2006)}}

{{Other people|David Lloyd|David Lloyd (disambiguation)}}

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David Graham Lloyd (20 June 1937 – 30 May 2006) was an evolutionary biologist and the seventh New Zealander to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in London. He did pioneering work in the field of plant reproduction.

In December 1992, Lloyd fell victim to an apparent poisoning by acrylamide, a common laboratory chemical. As a result, he lay in a coma for three months and was left blind, mute, and quadriplegic.

His former partner and fellow molecular biologist Vicky Calder was tried twice for his attempted murder. The first trial ended with a hung jury and the second acquitted her.[https://apnews.com/94ef9edd3f610e76c39b37d8f537b8d1 Jury Acquits Woman Accused of Poisoning Scientist Boyfriend] AP News Archive, 19 April 1996