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 |
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