Fraser Bergersen
Fraser John Bergersen AM FRS FAA, (26 May 1929 – 3 October 2011) was a New Zealand plant biologist.
Education
Born in Hamilton, New Zealand, Bergerson earned a Master of Science degree from the University of Otago, and received a Doctor of Science from the University of New Zealand in 1962.
Career
Bergerson worked for Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Division of Plant Industry, becoming Chief Research Scientist.[1][2]
He was a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[3] and Fellow of the Royal Society.[4] In the 2000 Australia Day Honours he was appointed Member of the Order of Australia for "service to scientific research in the field of microbiology, particularly through the study of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes leading to improved crop performance in Australia and Asia".[5]
Bergersen died in Canberra on 3 October 2011.[6]
References
- ^ "Bergersen, Fraser John". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Li, Y.; Parsons, R.; Day, D. A.; Bergersen, F. J. (2002). "Reassessment of major products of N2 fixation by bacteroids from soybean root nodules". Microbiology. 148 (Pt 6): 1959–1966. doi:10.1099/00221287-148-6-1959. PMID 12055315.
- ^ "Dr Fraser Bergersen, plant scientist". Australian Academy of Science. 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Brockwell, J.; Sprent, J. I.; Day, D. A. (2013). "Fraser John Bergersen AM FAA. 26 May 1929 -- 3 October 2011". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 59: 33–58. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2013.0004. S2CID 88372270.
- ^ "Dr Fraser John Bergersen". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Fraser John Bergersen 1929–2011" (PDF). Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
External links
- Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science
- Fraser Bergersen, Superstar of Science
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