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Leonard Cockayne
FRS
Leonard Cockayne in 1928
Born(1855-04-07)7 April 1855
Sheffield, England
Died8 July 1934(1934-07-08) (aged 79)
EducationWesley College, Sheffield
Known forPlant ecology and theories of hybridisation
ChildrenAlfred Cockayne
AwardsHector Memorial Medal, Veitch Memorial Medal
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Cockayne

Leonard Cockayne CMG FRS[1] (7 April 1855 – 8 July 1934) is regarded as New Zealand's greatest botanist and a founder of modern science in New Zealand.[2]

  1. ^ Hill, A. W. (1935). "Leonard Cockayne. 1855-1934". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 1 (4): 442–457. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1935.0008.
  2. ^ Thomson, A.D. "Cockayne, Leonard". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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