Biographical entry Wood, Joseph Garnett (1900 - 1959)
FAA
- Born
- 2 September 1900
Mitcham, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 8 December 1959
Beaumont, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist
Summary
Joseph Garnett Wood was Professor of Botany, University of Adelaide 1935-59.
Details
Born Mitcham, South Australia, 2 September 1900. Died 8 December 1959. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1954.
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Joseph Garnett Wood - Records, 1938 - 1959, MS 25; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Specht, Ray, 'Wood, Joseph Garnett (1900-1959), Botanist', in John Ritchie and Diane Langmore (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 16, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2002, pp. 578-579. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160690b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Joseph Garnet Wood, DSc, FAA, Professor of Botany, University of Adelaide, 1900-59', Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 84, 1961, pp. 1-9. Details
- Womersley, H. B. S., 'Obituary: Joseph Garnett Wood', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 22, no. 10, 1960, pp. 407-408. Details
Online Resources
- 'Wood, Joseph Garnett - Ms 25', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms025.html. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Wood, J G', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-626876. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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