John Burton Cleland
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Sir John Burton Cleland (1878—1971) | |
| Born |
22 June 1878 Norwood, Adelaide, Australia |
| Died |
11 August 1971 (aged 93) Walkerville, Adelaide, Australia |
| Residence | Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Fields | Pathologist, naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist |
| Institutions |
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital University of Sydney London Hospital Bureau of Microbiology, Sydney University of Adelaide |
| Alma mater |
University of Adelaide University of Sydney |
| Academic advisors |
Ralph Tate Edward Rennie William Henry Bragg Edward Stirling Archibald Watson Robert Muir |
| Known for | Proof of transmission of dengue by mosquitoes |
| Notable awards | Australian Natural History Medallion |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Cleland |
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Sir John Burton Cleland CBE (22 June 1878—11 August 1971) was a renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist. He was Professor of Pathology at the University of Adelaide and was consulted on high-level police inquiries, such as the famous Taman Shud Case in 1948 and later.
Early life and education
John Burton Cleland was born in Norwood, South Australia. He attended Prince Alfred College and the universities of Adelaide and Sydney, graduating in Medicine in 1900.
Marriage and family
Cleland married Dora Isabel Paton, and they had four daughters and a son. He encouraged them in the sciences: Joan Paton became an ornithologist, and William Paton Cleland became a cardio-thoracic surgeon.[1] His nephew was Donald Cleland.
Career
He worked as a microbiologist in Western Australia and New South Wales for several years. He was appointed as a full Professor of Pathology at the University of Adelaide, and taught generations of students.[1]
Cleland was elected President of the Royal Society of South Australia 1927-1928, and again in 1941. He became a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1902, and served as its President 1935-1936.
In 1934-35, he published a two-volume monograph on the fungi of South Australia, one of the most comprehensive reviews of Australian fungi to date.
Cleland was the pathologist on the infamous Taman Shud Case, in which an unidentified man was discovered dead on a beach 1 December 1948. While Cleland theorized that the man had been poisoned, he found no trace of it. The man was never identified.
Cleland became increasingly interested in wildlife conservation and served as commissioner of the Belair National Park in 1928 and as chairman in 1936-65. He chaired the Flora and Fauna Handbooks Committee of South Australia, and with them oversaw the production of a series of descriptive biological manuals, and other books related to flora, fauna and geology.[2]
Legacy and honours
- 1949, he was elected an Honorary Life Member of the RAOU.
- 1952, he was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion.
- He is commemorated by the Cleland Conservation Park in the Mount Lofty Ranges of South Australia, and the J.B. Cleland Kindergarten in Beaumont, South Australia.
See also
References
- 1 2 Caroline Richmond, "Obituary of William Paton Cleland (1912-2005)", British Medical Journal, 2005, 330; 1212
- ↑ R. V. Southcott, 'Cleland, Sir John Burton (1878–1971)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, , published in hardcopy 1981, accessed online 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Author Query for 'Cleland'". International Plant Names Index.
- Condon, H.T. (1972). Obituary. John Burton Cleland. Emu 72: 117-118.
- Robin, Libby. (2001). The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901-2001. Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84987-3
External links
- Online Guide to Records at the South Australian Museum Archives.
- Papers of Sir John Burton Cleland.
- Biographical entry for John Burton Cleland Bright Sparcs.
- Sir John Burton Cleland Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- Cleland obituary
- Cleland biography
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