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Milburn, John Anthony (1936 - 1997)

Plant physiologist and Botanist

Born: 7 August 1936 Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom. Died: 9 January 1997 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

John Anthony Milburn was Head of the Department of Botany at the University of New England in New South Wales from 1982 to 1984. He was instrumental in discovering the xylem and phloem transport physiology in plants and contributed greatly to the broader field of botany.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1955 - 1958 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
1958 - 1960 Agronomist (Sugar Cane) with Bookers Sugar Estates Ltd. In Guyanna
1961 - 1964 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland
1964 - 1980 Lecturer (to 1975) then Senior Lecturer in Botany at the University of Glasgow, Scotland
1973 - 1974 Fullbright-Hays Scholar
1973 - 1974 Charles Bullard Research Fellow at Harvard University
1979 Water Flow in Plants published by Longman
1980 Reader in Botany at the University of Glasgow
1981 - 1988 Chair of Botany at the University of New England in New South Wales
1982 - 1984 Head of the Department of Botany at the University of New England
1985 - 1988 Member of the National Committee for Plant Sciences
1985 - 1988 Member of the Australian Academy of Science
1986 - Fellow of the Institute of Biology, London
1986 Member of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1990 - 1993 External Examiner in Botany at the University of Hong Kong

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 September 2006

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