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Biographical entry Patton, Reuben Tom (1883 - 1962)
Patton, Reuben Portrait
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- Born
- 15 August 1883
Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 24 June 1962
- Occupation
- Botanist
Summary
Reuben Tom Patton was Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Botany and Plant Pathology, University of Melbourne 1921-48. President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1941-42. During World War II he was employed in strategic mapping. He published "Know your own trees" and "Garden farming".
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Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- Reubin Patton - Records, 1936 - 1945, 79/182; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Patton, Reuben T', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-487475. Details
See also
- Ashton, D. H.; Ducker, S. C., 'John Stewart Turner 1908-1991', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 9, no. 3, 1993, pp. 278-290. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9930930278.htm. Details
Digital resources
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 June 2010
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