| Authorised form of name | Frankel; Sir; Otto Herzberg (1900 - 1998) |
| Dates | 1900 - 1998 |
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria |
| Date of birth | 04/11/1900 |
| Date of death | 21/11/1998 |
| Research field | Plant genetics |
| Activity | Education:
Vienna; Berlin; Cambridge
Career:
Worked with Sir Lewis Namier, establishing agricultural settlements, Palestine; studied with Nicholas Vavilov (FRS 1942); emigrated to New Zealand (1929); worked for the Wheat Research Institute and for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; worked with Sir Karl Popper (FRS 1976) placing refugees, Christchurch (1937); Chief, Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO (1951-1962); member of Executive, CSIRO (1962-1966)
Honours:
Kt 1966
Memberships:
FRSNZ (1948); FAA (1954)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/03/1953 |
| Age at election | 52 |
| Relationships | Cousin of Sir Lewis Namier, historian |
| Source | Sources:
AE
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1999 vol 45 pp 165-181, plate, by Lloyd T Evans
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 |
| Code | NA5833 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1953/09 | Frankel, Sir Otto Herzberg: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/001535 | Frankel, Sir Otto Herzberg | 1975 |
| IM/001534 | Frankel, Sir Otto Herzberg | nd |
| IM/Meitner Graf/001533 | Frankel, Sir Otto Herzberg | nd |
| MDA/N/1/165 | Correspondence between Otto Herzberg Frankel and the Royal Society | 24 March 1955-8 May 1962 |