Francis Denis Podger

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Francis Denis Podger (born August 10, 1933 in Bunbury , Western Australia , † June 29, 2009 in Western Australia) was an Australian botanist . His botanical author abbreviation is " Podger ".

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Francis Denis Podger was the eldest of four children of "Stephen Denis Podger" and his wife "Elizabeth", b. "Mavis", born in Bunbury. His younger siblings were named Keith, Clare and Neil. He learned the profession of forester . He later studied at the University of Western Australia and the University of Melbourne and the Australian Forestry School .

In 1959 he joined the Forest Research Institute, part of the Forestry and Timber Bureau in Western Australia, and headed the research station in Dwellingup . He later moved to Kelmscott, a suburb of Perth . He specialized in forest diseases and was part of the group of scientists who identified the root fungus Phytophora cinnamomi as the cause of crown death in the forests of Western Australia in 1964 .

In 1967 he began postgraduate studies at the University of Auckland and completed it with a doctorate . In 1968 he created the first description of Eucalyptus laeliae together with George McCartney Chippendale .

Francis Denis Podger was married to "Antoinette Mary Steward". He died on June 29, 2009 at the age of 76.

Publications (selection)

  • On the Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) dieback in Western Australia - its cause and control . Together with Erik Bjorkman, AR Angus and FE Batini, 1966
  • Aetiology of jarrah dieback: a disease of dry sclerophyll Eucalyptus marginata Sm. Forests in Western Australia , 1968

Honors

In 1971 Podger received the "Scientific Achievement Award" from the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Podger, Francis Denis (1933–) . Biography. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Australian National Herbarium, Canberra. November 13, 2007 . Retrieved May 16, 2013
  2. ↑ a b Rosanne Walker: Podger, Francis Denis (1933–1999?) . Biographical Entry. Encyclopedia of Australian Science. October 18, 2012 . Retrieved May 16, 2013

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personal data
SURNAME Podger, Francis Denis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Podger, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian botanist
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Bunbury , Western Australia, Australia
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 2009
Place of death Western Australia , Australia