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Authorised form of nameMatthews; Richard Ellis Ford (1921 - 1995)
Dates1921 - 1995
NationalityNew Zealand
Place of birthHamilton, New Zealand
Date of birth20/11/1921
Place of deathAuckland, New Zealand
Date of death19/02/1995
Research fieldMicrobiology
ActivityEducation:
Mt Albert Grammar School, New Zealand; Auckland University College, BSc (1940); Cambridge University, PhD (1948)
Career:
University of Auckland (1962-1987)
Memberships:
FRSNZ (1962)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election21/03/1974
Age at election52
SourceObituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1999 vol 45 pp 295-313, plate, by Bryan D Harrison
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
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/108815851
CodeNA4580
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1974/18Matthews, Richard Ellis Ford: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/003019Matthews, Richard Ellis FordNovember 1984
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