Harry Allan
Harry Howard Barton Allan CBE (27 April 1882 – 29 October 1957) was a New Zealand teacher, botanist, scientific administrator and writer.
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| Born | Harry Howard Barton Allan 27 April 1882 Nelson, New Zealand |
| Died | 29 October 1957 (aged 75) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Auckland University College |
| Awards | Hutton Memorial Medal (1941) Hector Memorial Medal (1942) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botanist |
| Institutions | Waitaki Boys' High School Ashburton High School Feilding Agricultural High School Department of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| Thesis | (1923) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Allan |
Allan was born on 27 April 1882 in Nelson,[1] and was educated at Nelson College,[2] and Auckland University College, from where he graduated MA in 1908.[1] For his lengthy botanical study of Mount Peel, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science in 1923.[1]
In the 1948 King's Birthday Honours Allan was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to botany in New Zealand.[3]
Bibliography
- ——; Lucy B. Moore; Elizabeth Edgar; Arthur John Healy (1961). Flora of New Zealand: Indigenous tracheophyta : monocotyledones except Gramineae. R.E. Owen, Govt. printer.
Botanical references
The standard author abbreviation Allan is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
References
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- Galbreath, Ross. "Harry Howard Barton Allan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition.
- "No. 38312". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1948. p. 3398.
- IPNI. Allan.
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