Val Chapman
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Valentine Jackson Chapman OBE (14 February 1910 – 5 December 1980) was a New Zealand botanist, university professor and conservationist.
Biography
He was born in Alcester, Warwickshire, England, on 14 February 1910.[1]
Chapman was an associate of Auckland's Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson and was a member of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Board between 1955 and 1956. He was a member of the Auckland City Council winning two by-elections in 1954 and 1961.[2] Despite these successes, he was defeated in both subsequent elections in 1956 and 1962, missing out by only 172 votes in his second attempt.[3][4]
In the 1974 New Year Honours, Chapman was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for academic and public services.[5] In 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.[6]
Chapman died on 5 December 1980.[6]
Books by V.J.Chapman
The standard author abbreviation V.J.Chapm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]
- Seaweeds and Their Uses, 1970
References
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- ^ Morton, John. "Valentine Jackson Chapman". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Professor Chapman Wins Election". The New Zealand Herald. 6 February 1961. p. 1.
- ^ "Declaration of Poll". The New Zealand Herald. 28 November 1956. p. 5.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Election". The New Zealand Herald. 27 October 1968. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 46163". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1974. p. 36.
- ^ a b Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 95. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. V.J.Chapm.
- 1910 births
- 1980 deaths
- New Zealand conservationists
- New Zealand academics
- New Zealand botanists
- English emigrants to New Zealand
- People from Alcester
- 20th-century botanists
- New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Auckland City Councillors
- Local political office-holders in New Zealand
- Botanist stubs
- New Zealand biologist stubs