Ted Chamberlain
New Zealand academic (1906–1993)
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Edward Edinborough Chamberlain (5 July 1906 – 2 April 1993) was a New Zealand plant pathologist.
5 July 1906
Ted Chamberlain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Edinborough Chamberlain 5 July 1906 Masterton, New Zealand |
| Died | 2 April 1993 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Victoria University College |
| Spouse | Geraldine Baylis (m. 1941) |
| Awards | Hector Medal (1960) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant pathology, plant viruses |
| Institutions | Department of Scientific and Industrial Research |
Biography
Born in Masterton in 1906,[1] Chamberlain completed his MSc at Victoria University College with a thesis entitled An investigation of the nature of p-azophenol,[2] graduating in 1929.[3] He was awarded a DSc by the same institution in 1939.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1959,[4] and the following year he was awarded the society's Hector Medal, the highest award in New Zealand science.[5]
In World War II, Chamberlain was called up for the New Zealand Artillery in September 1940,[6] and embarked as a sergeant with the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force in mid-1941.[7] He saw four years active service in the Middle East and Italy and was commissioned while overseas.[1]
Chamberlain's engagement to Geraldine Baylis was announced a few days after he was drafted,[8] and the couple were married on 12 February 1941 at King's College chapel in Ōtāhuhu.[9] Geraldine was also a collector of plant specimens.[10]
He died on 2 April 1993 and was buried at Purewa Cemetery in Meadowbank, Auckland.[11]
Selected publications
- Chamberlain, E.E. (1954). Plant virus diseases in New Zealand. Auckland: DSIR.[12]
- Chamberlain, E.E. (1947). Tomato streak. Wellington: NZ Department of Agriculture.[13]
- Chamberlain, E.E.; Atkinson, J.D. (1959). Certification of therapeutants and plant hormones. Wellington: DSIR.[14]
- Chamberlain, E.E.; Atkinson, J.D.; Hunter, J.A. (1964). "Cross-protection between strains of apple mosaic virus". New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 7 (4): 480–490. Bibcode:1964NZJAR...7..480C. doi:10.1080/00288233.1964.10416375.[15]
