Person

Patton, Reuben Tom (1883 - 1962)

Born
15 August 1883
Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Died
24 June 1962
Occupation
Botanist

Summary

Reuben Patton was Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Botany and Plant Pathology, University of Melbourne 1921-1948. President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1941-1942. During World War II he was employed in strategic mapping. He published "Know your own trees" and "Garden farming".

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Chronology

1930
Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne

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Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Reubin Patton - Records, 1936 - 1945, 79/182; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

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Patton, Reuben Portrait
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McCarthy, G.J.

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