About Valentine Jackson Chapman
Lived 1910 – 1980 (aged 70). Valentine Jackson Chapman was a New Zealand botanist, academic, writer, botanical collector, scientific collector and biologist.
Valentine Jackson Chapman (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.
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. Despite these successes, he was defeated in both subsequent elections in 1956 and 1962, missing out by only 172 votes in the latter election.
In the 1974 New Year Honours, Chapman was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for academic and public services. In 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.
Chapman died in Auckland on 5 December 1980.
Selected publications Seaweeds and Their Uses, 1970
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New Zealand botanist, university professor, conservationist (1910-1980)
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Valentine Jackson Chapman was born on 14 February 1910.
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Valentine Jackson Chapman died on 5 December 1980.
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Valentine Jackson Chapman was a botanist, academic, writer, botanical collector, scientific collector and biologist.
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