John Cameron Yaldwyn (31 December 1929 – 9 October 2005) was a New Zealand carcinologist who made significant contributions to the study of New Zealand crustacea and was the director of the National Museum of New Zealand, leading that institution from 1980 to 1989, prior to its reformation as Te Papa.[1][2][3]
John Yaldwyn | |
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.jpg) John Yaldwyn, when Assistant Director of the National Museum, 1976. | |
| Born | John Cameron Yaldwyn 31 December 1929 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 9 October 2005 (aged 75) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | |
| Partner |
Barbara Mary Haldane
(m. 1956–2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Carcinology |
| Institutions | |
Early life and education
editJohn Yaldwyn was born in Wellington to Flora Morison Yaldwyn and John Bradley Yaldwin. John Bradley Yaldwin was a barrister and chairman of the Local Government Commission.[4][5] From an early age his interest in natural history was fostered by the local environment of eastern Wellington.[6]
From 1949 to 1958 Cameron studied zoology at Victoria University under the parasitologist and ichthyologist L. R. Richardson.[6] His MSc and PhD theses on New Zealand shrimps and prawns were published in 1954 and 1959.[citation needed]
Career
editIn 1954 Yaldwyn was a member of the 1954 Chatham Islands expedition where he studied crustacea.[7] He returned to the Dominion Museum as Assistant Director in 1969.[6][8] The Dominion museum was renamed the National Museum of New Zealand in 1973, and Yaldwyn became its Director in 1980.[1][9]
He retired as Museum Director in 1989.[1] However he continued working at Te Papa as an Honorary Research Associate until shortly before his death, managing to finish several projects that been started earlier in his career.[citation needed]
Selected publications
edit- John S Garth; Janet Haig; J C Yaldwyn (16 February 1967). "The Decapod Crustacea of the Royal Society Expedition to Southern Chile, 1958-59*". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, zoology. 8 (16): 169–186. ISSN 0372-1396. Wikidata Q88303924.
- John Cameron Yaldwyn (1954), A preliminary survey of the New Zealand crustacea Decapoda Natantia with an appendix on the Reptant Genus Nephrops..., Victoria University of Wellington, Wikidata Q127415457
- John Cameron Yaldwyn (1959), The New Zealand natant decapod crustacea ; systematics, distributionand relationships, Victoria University of Wellington, Wikidata Q127415804
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Bartle, Sandy (May 2006). "John C. Yaldwyn 1929–2005" (PDF). Te Ara Journal. 31 (1): 54.
- ^ Miskelly, Colin (11 July 2016). "John Yaldwyn and the frog crab". Te Papa’s Blog. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Obituary". Archaeology in New Zealand. 48 (4): 293–295. 2005.
- ^ "John Bradley Yaldwyn". DigitalNZ. 1932. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Yaldwyn, John Bradley, 1900-1975 : Papers". Tiaki | Alexander Turnbull Library.
- ^ a b c "Dr John C. Yaldwyn". AGMANZ News / The Art Galleries & Museums Association of New Zealand. 4 (2): 33–34. 1973 – via National Digital Heritage Archive.
- ^ G A Knox (1957). "General account of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition" (PDF). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. 2: 1–37. ISSN 0083-7903. Wikidata Q66412141.
- ^ Dekker, Diana (22 December 2005). "From marine biologist to museum director". The Dominion Post (2nd ed.). p. 6.
- ^ National Art Gallery, Museum, and War Memorial Act 1972.
