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Authorised form of nameBergersen; Fraser John (1929 - 2011)
Dates1929 - 2011
NationalityAustralian
Place of birthHamilton, New Zealand
Date of birth26/05/1929
Date of death03/10/2011
Research fieldPlant science
ActivityEducation:
Hamilton High School; Otago University. DSc
Career:
Resident Associate, University of Otago (1952-1954); settled in Australia (1954); Resident Associate, University of Wisconsin (1958-1959); Resident Scientist (1954-1972), then Chief Resident Scientist (1972-1994), Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, Canberra; Visiting Fellow, Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra (1994)
Membership:
FAA
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election19/03/1981
Age at election51
RelationshipsSon of V E Bergersen and Arabelle H Young; married (05 July 1952) Gladys, daughter of Rev E F Heather
SourceSources:
WWA1998
References:
Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281
F J Begersen, 'Phillip Sadler Nutman', Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2005 Vol 51 pp 315-327
CodeNA1008
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/GA/JGRS/8256Bergersen, Fraser John1981
EC/1981/03Bergersen, Fraser John: certificate of election to the Royal Society1980
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