Don Beaven

Bust of Beaven as one of the Twelve Local Heroes in front of the Christchurch Arts Center

Sir Donald Ward Beaven KNZM CBE (born August 31, 1924 † November 4, 2009 in Little Akaloa on the Banks Peninsula ) was a New Zealand medical researcher in the field of diabetes therapy and prevention .

Beaven graduated from the University of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. He began teaching and research full time at the Christchurch School of Medicine in 1960. and was appointed Foundation Professor in 1971 .

As a proponent of Mediterranean cuisine, Beaven promoted viticulture on New Zealand's South Island and planted vineyards and olive groves around Christchurch and on the Banks Peninsula.

Beaven died in 2009 while fighting a fire at his vacation home in Little Akaloa on the Banks Peninsula . A memorial service for him on December 19, 2009 at Christchurch Town Hall was attended by nearly 1,000 people. On this occasion, the Chairman of the Health Research Council of New Zealand announced that the Emeritus Professor Sir Donald Ward Beaven Medal for Diabetes Research will be awarded annually to the New Zealand researcher who has listed the largest contribution to diabetes research.

Awards

• Patron saint of the Beaven Lecture Theater of the Christchurch School of Medicine.
• Namesake of the Emeritus Professor Sir Donald Ward Beaven Medal for Diabetes Research (posthumous, 2009)
• Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (March 2009)
• Bronze bust as one of the Twelve Local Heroes in front of the Christchurch Arts Center .
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1989) for his services to medicine and society
• Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2005) for its services to people with diabetes.

Web links

Commons : Don Beaven  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Don Beaven . US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health,accessed April 8, 2018(Don Beaven'slist of publications). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} A Canterbury tale: this is your life, Don Beaven . In: Diabetes Voice . Volume 49, Issue 2 , June 2004, pp.  42–44 (English, online [PDF; 357 kB ; Retrieved April 8, 2018] Archived on Archive.org).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Mike Crean : A life most notable (Obituary) . In: The Press . November 7, 2009 (English).
3. ^ History of the University of Otago, Christchurch . University of Otago , accessed February 22, 2016 .  
4. ↑ Sir Don Beaven . University of Canterbury , archived from the original on May 4, 2013 ; accessed on February 22, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).  
5. ↑ Renowned professor feared dead in fire . In: New Zealand Herald . NZME. Publishing , November 5, 2009, accessed November 5, 2009 .  
6. ↑ Renowned professor feared dead after fire . TVNZ - One News , November 5, 2009, archived from the original on January 22, 2015 ; accessed on February 22, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).  
7. ↑ ^{a b} Mike Crean : Medal to honor work of diabetes expert . In: Stuff . Fairfax Media New Zealand , December 19, 2009, accessed February 22, 2016 .  
8. ↑ Special Honors List August 1, 2009 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , March 27, 2009, accessed April 8, 2018 .  
9. ^ Mark Whyte : Twelve Local Heroes: a celebration: set of bronze busts commissioned by the Local Heroes Trust . Christchurch Art Gallery / Te Puna o Waiwhetu , Christchurch 2009, ISBN 978-0-473-14878-2 (English).
10. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 51580, HMSO, London, December 30, 1988, p. 33 ( PDF , accessed November 5, 2009, English).
11. ^ New Year Honors List 2005 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , December 31, 2004, accessed April 8, 2018 .