John Yaldwyn

John Yaldwyn
Dr John Yaldwyn, when Assistant Director of the National Museum, 1976.
Born
John Cameron Yaldwyn

(1929-12-31)31 December 1929
Wellington, New Zealand
Died9 October 2005(2005-10-09) (aged 75)
Wellington, New Zealand
Alma mater
Partner
Barbara Mary Haldane
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(m. 1956⁠–⁠2003)​
Scientific career
FieldsCarcinology
Institutions

John Cameron Yaldwyn (31 December 1929 – 9 October 2005) was a New Zealand carcinologist who made significant contributions to the study of New Zealand crustacea and was the director of the National Museum of New Zealand, leading that institution from 1980 to 1989, prior to its reformation as Te Papa.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Bartle, Sandy (May 2006). "John C. Yaldwyn 1929–2005" (PDF). Te Ara Journal. 31 (1): 54.
  2. ^ Miskelly, Colin (11 July 2016). "John Yaldwyn and the frog crab". Te Papa’s Blog. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Obituary". Archaeology in New Zealand. 48 (4): 293–295. 2005.