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Leonard Cockayne

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New Zealand botanist and botanical collector (1855-1934)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1855 to 1934 · aged 79
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Leonard Cockayne is regarded as New Zealand's greatest botanist and a founder of Western science in New Zealand.

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The grave site of Cockayne and his wife Maude at Ōtari-Wilton's Bush in WellingtonThe grave site of Cockayne and his wife Maude at Ōtari-Wilton's Bush in Wellington

Awards 9

1932Veitch Memorial Medal
1932honorary doctor of the University of New Zealand
1928Darwin Medal
1928Mueller Medal
1919Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
1912Hector Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

Connected to Leonard 6

Raymond PriestleyAlso won honorary doctor of the University of New ZealandArthur William HillAlso won Veitch Memorial MedalMargaret BrimbleAlso won Hector MedalJudith BinneyAlso won Fellow of the Royal Society Te ApārangiRoland TrimenAlso won Darwin MedalTed RingwoodAlso won Mueller Medal

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1855 to 1934 · aged 79
Written about in
15 languages

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