George Petersen | |
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Born | George Bouet Petersen 5 September 1933 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Died | 11 July 2021 Dunedin, New Zealand | (aged 87)
Education | University of Otago (MSc) University of Oxford (MA, DPhil) |
Spouse |
Patricia Jane Egerton Caughey
(m. 1960) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | University of Otago |
Doctoral students | Diana Hill |
Relatives | George Petersen (father) |
George Bouet Petersen ONZM (5 September 1933 – 11 July 2021) was a New Zealand biochemist.[1][2] He is regarded as the father of DNA research in New Zealand.[3]