Val Chapman
OBE
Chapman in 1962
Auckland City Councillor
In office
1954–1956
In office
1960–1961
Personal details
Born
Valentine Jackson Chapman

(1910-02-14)14 February 1910
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Died5 December 1980(1980-12-05) (aged 70)
Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse
Phyllis Claire Parks
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(m. 1938)​
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Institutions
ThesisThe operation of tides in controlling salt marsh vegetation (1935)
Author abbrev. (botany)V.J.Chapm.

Valentine Jackson Chapman OBE (14 February 1910 – 5 December 1980) was a New Zealand botanist, university professor, and conservationist.

Biography

He was born in Alcester, Warwickshire, England, on 14 February 1910.[1]

Chapman was an associate of Auckland mayor Dove-Myer Robinson, and was a member of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Board between 1955 and 1956. He was a member of the Auckland City Council, winning two by-elections in 1954 and 1961.[2] Despite these successes, he was defeated in both subsequent elections in 1956 and 1962, missing out by only 172 votes in the latter election.[3][4]

In the 1974 New Year Honours, Chapman was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for academic and public services.[5] In 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.[6]

Chapman died in Auckland on 5 December 1980.[6]

Selected publications

  • Seaweeds and Their Uses, 1970

The standard author abbreviation V.J.Chapm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ Morton, John. "Valentine Jackson Chapman". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Professor Chapman wins election". The New Zealand Herald. 6 February 1961. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Declaration of poll". The New Zealand Herald. 28 November 1956. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Declaration of result of election". The New Zealand Herald. 27 October 1968. p. 10.
  5. ↑ "No. 46163". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1974. p. 36.
  6. 1 2 Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 95. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  7. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  V.J.Chapm.


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