Person Cockayne; Leonard (1855 - 1934); botanist Cockayne Leonard botanist 1855 - 1934 British Male Thorpe House, Norton Lees, Derbyshire, England 07 April 1855 18550407 Wellington, New Zealand 08 July 1934 19340708 Burial: Otari-Wilton Bush, Wellington, New Zealand

New Zealand (1881-1934)

botanist Plant sciences Botany Education: Wesley College, Sheffield; Owens College, Manchester; Hon PhD (Munich); Hon DSc (1932, New Zealand) Career: Published his first New Zealand account of successional changes in vegetation (1899); presented a paper, at the first conference of New Zealand horticulturalists at Dunedin, on the plants of the Chatham Islands and advocated for the establishment of experimental plant research stations in New Zealand (1901); member of the 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition; frequently corresponded with numerous botanists from around the world, facilitating botanical visits there and the publication of New Zealand papers in overseas journals (1926-1928). Honours: CMG 1929 Memberships: FRSNZ (1919); FLS Awards/Medals: Hector Memorial Medal (1912) Hutton Memorial Medal (1914) Veitch Memorial Medal (1932) Parents: William Cockayne, merchant. Spouse: Maud Cockayne. Children: Alfred Cockayne (1880-1966), botanist, agricultural scientist, and administrator. Remembered for his constibutions to plant ecology and his theories of plant hybridisation. Medals and prizes: Darwin Medal 1928 Fellow 02/05/1912 57 Joseph Dalton Hooker; William Blaxland Benham; David Prain; Arthur Dendy; William Botting Hemsley; Alfred Barton Rendle; Otto Stapf; John Walter Gregory; John Bretland Farmer; Daniel Oliver; William Turner Thiselton-Dyer; James William Helenus Trail Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNZB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1932-1935 vol l pp 443-457, plate, by A W Hill 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 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1935.0008 RCN 21438 RCN R79094 RCN 21439 RCN 23733 RCN 10823 7 Apr 1855 - 8 Jul 1934 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 03/04/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8043 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 444fe38b-732e-4315-b25c-34a4e7548314