Valentine Jackson Chapman OBE (14 February 1910 – 5 December 1980) was a New Zealand botanist, university professor, and conservationist.
Val Chapman | |
|---|---|
 Chapman in 1962 | |
| Auckland City Councillor | |
| In office 1954–1956 | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valentine Jackson Chapman 14 February 1910 Alcester, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 5 December 1980 (aged 70) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Phyllis Claire Parks (m. 1938) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The operation of tides in controlling salt marsh vegetation (1935) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | V.J.Chapm. |
Biography
He was born in Alcester, Warwickshire, England, on 14 February 1910.[1]
Chapman was an associate of Auckland 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 the latter election.[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]
Selected publications
- Seaweeds and Their Uses, 1970
The standard author abbreviation V.J.Chapm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]
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