Bill Ballantine (biologist)
Bill Ballantine | |
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| Born | William James Ballantine 15 April 1937 Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | (aged 78) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary College, London |
| Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize (1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine biology |
| Institutions | Leigh Marine Laboratory |
| Thesis | The population dynamics of Patella vulgata and other limpets (1961) |
| Doctoral advisors | James Eric Smith John Morton |
William James Ballantine QSO MBE (15 April 1937 – 1 November 2015) was a British-born New Zealand marine biologist. He has been called the "father of marine conservation in New Zealand".
Biography
[edit]Born in Leicester, England, on 15 April 1937,[citation needed] Ballantine was awarded an MA from Downing College, Cambridge and a PhD from Queen Mary College, University of London. His thesis was entitled The population dynamics of Patella vulgata and other limpets.[1] He emigrated to New Zealand in 1964 when he was appointed the inaugural director of the University of Auckland's Leigh Marine Laboratory.[2] The Marine Reserves Act 1971 was the brainchild of Ballantine, and he initiated a "no take" marine reserve at Leigh. Both of these initiatives were one of the first to be initiated in the world.[3] Minister of Conservation Nick Smith described him as the "father of marine conservation in New Zealand.[4]
Ballantine died at Auckland City Hospital on 1 November 2015; his wife Dulcie had predeceased him.[5]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 1990 Ballantine was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[6] In the 1994 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to marine biology and conservation.[7] He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1996, for his work on marine conservation and with New Zealand's Marine Reserve Act.[8] In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ballantine was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for public services.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Library catalogue search". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Blue haven: New Zealand marine reserves are a model for the world". National Geographic Magazine. April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Bill Ballantine". Marine-reserves.org.nz. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Minister saddened at passing of Dr Bill Ballantine". Scoop Independent News. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Dr Bill Ballantine". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-908578-34-4.
- ^ "No. 53528". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 34.
- ^ "Islands & Island Nations 1996. Bill Ballantine. New Zealand. Marine Conservation". Goldman Environmental Prize. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2006". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1937 births
- 2015 deaths
- Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge
- Alumni of Queen Mary University of London
- English environmentalists
- New Zealand marine biologists
- New Zealand environmentalists
- Companions of the Queen's Service Order
- New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Scientists from Leicester
- English emigrants to New Zealand
- Academic staff of the University of Auckland
- Goldman Environmental Prize awardees
- 20th-century New Zealand zoologists