Person
Chappill, Jennifer Anne (Jenny) (1959 - 2006)
- Born
- 26 July 1959
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 8 August 2006
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Taxonomic botanist
Summary
Jenny Chappill was a taxonomic botanist who specialised in the systematics of legumes, particularly the tribe Mirbelieae. Her analysis of plant features was extensive and included gross morphology and genetics to molecular biology. She forged productive working relationships with other botanists, particularly Michael Crisp and Bruce Maslin, and supervised the postgraduate research of students studying a wide range of plant from Ericaceae, Proteaceae and Cyperaceae to bryophytes. Her major revision of the genus Jacksonia was completed in manuscript at her death, and prepared for publication by colleagues. A further project was the revision of How to know Western Australian wildflowers after the death of its author Brian Grieve; lack of funding precluded work beyond the completion of keys for the families and genera of monocotyledons. Chappill made substantial improvements of the University of Western Australia Herbarium, systematically filling gaps and adding over 6,000 specimens to the Herbarium.
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Chronology
- 1983
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1988
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1989 - 1991
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- 1991 - 2006
- Career position - Lecturer in botany, University of Western Australia
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Butcher, Ryonen; Wege, Juliet; and Shepherd, Kelly, 'Vale Jennifer Anne Chappill July 26th 1959 - August 8th 2006', Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter, 129 (2006), 5-11. Details
- Crisp, Mike; and Wilkins, Carol, 'Dr Jenny A. Chappill, 1959 - 2006', Australian systematic botany, 20 (6) (2006), i-ii. Details
- Lemson, Kristina, 'Dedication: Dr Jennifer Anne (Jenny) Chappill 1959 - 2006', Nuytsia 16(1):1-2 (2006), 16 (1) (2006), 1-2. Details
See also
- Fagg, Murray, 'Chappill, Jennifer Anne (Jenny) (1959 - 2006)', Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators, Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH), 2010, https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/chappill-jennifer-anne.html. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 14 June 2022