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Bernard Cracroft Aston

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New Zealand agricultural chemist, botanist and photographer (1871-1951)

New ZealandScientistsLived 1871 to 1951 · aged 79
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Bernard Cracroft Aston, also known as Barney Aston, was New Zealand's first official agricultural chemist and was also a notable botanist. He was born in Beckenham, Kent, England, on 9 August 1871. He was a member of the 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition.

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1925Hector Medal
1919Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Chemical Society

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Bernard Cracroft Aston, also known as Barney Aston, was New Zealand's first official agricultural chemist and was also a notable botanist. He was born in Beckenham, Kent, England, on 9 August 1871. He was a member of the 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1949 New Year Honours for services to agriculture and botany.

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New Zealand
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1871 to 1951 · aged 79
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