Person

Pate, John Stewart (1932 - 2023)

FAA FRS

Born: 15 January 1932
Ilford, Essex, England
Died: 1 July 2023
Occupation: Plant physiologist

Summary

John Stewart Pate was Professor and Head of the Department of Botany, University of Western Australia from 1973 to about 2000. He is interested in the functioning of plants in testing environments.

Details

Born Ilford, Essex, England, 15 January 1932. Educated Queen's University, Belfast (BSc (hons) 1953, MSc 1954, PhD 1956, DSc 1965). Assistant Lecturer, Queen's University 1954-56; Lecturer in Botany, University of Sydney 1957-60; Lecturer in Botany, Queen's University 1960-65; Reader in Botany 1965-70, Personal Chair of Plant Physiology 1970-73; Professor and Head of Department of Botany, University of Western Australia 1973-ca 2000, Emeritus Professor from ca 2000. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1980; Fellow, Royal Society 1985.

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 1980

Published resources

Journal Articles

Anon, 'Professor John Stewart Pate AM FAA FRS 15 January 1932 - 1 July 2023', Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science, 173 (2023), 1. https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/july-2023-173/fellows-update. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21166212. Details
'Pate, J S (1932-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-574741. Details

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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 15 August 2023

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