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John Cleland
Sir John Burton Cleland (1878 - 1971)
Born22 June 1878
Died11 August 1971
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
University of Sydney
London School of Tropical Medicine
AwardsAustralian Natural History Medallion
Scientific career
FieldsPathologist, naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist
InstitutionsRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital
University of Sydney
London Hospital
Bureau of Microbiology, Sydney
University of Adelaide
Signature
Notes
He was the father of ornithologist Joan Paton.

Sir John Burton Cleland CBE (22 June 1878 - 11 August 1971) was a renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist. He was born in Norwood, South Australia, and attended Prince Alfred College and the Universities of Adelaide and Sydney, graduating in Medicine in 1900. He worked as a microbiologist in Western Australia and New South Wales before becoming Professor of Pathology at the University of Adelaide. He was the father of ornithologist Joan Paton and the eminent cardio-thoracic surgeon William Paton Cleland.[1]

Cleland was President of the Royal Society of South Australia 1927-1928, and again in 1941. He became a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1902, and served as its President 1935-1936. He was elected an Honorary Life Member of the RAOU in 1949.

Bust of Sir John Burton Cleland in Cleland Wildlife Park

In 1934-35, he published a two volume monograph on the fungi of South Australia, one of the most comprehensive reviews of Australian fungi to date. In 1952 he was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion. He is commemorated by the Cleland Conservation Park in the Mount Lofty Ranges of South Australia, and the J.B. Cleland Kindergarten in Beaumont, South Australia.

Cleland was the pathologist on the infamous Taman Shud Case.

References

  1. ^ Caroline Richmond, Obituary of William Paton Cleland (1912-2005), British Medical Journal, 2005, 330; 1212; pdf
  • Condon, H.T. (1972). Obituary. John Burton Cleland. Emu 72: 117-118.
  • Robin, Libby. (2001). The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901-2001. Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84987-3