Bernard Cracroft Aston
Illustration — Aston (year unknown) Bernard Cracroft Aston (9 August 1871 – 31 May 1951), also known as Barney Aston, was New Zealand's first official agricultural chemist and was also a notable botanist. He was born in Beckenham, Kent, England, on 9 August 1871. He was a member of the 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition.
Also recorded as B. C. Aston · B.C.A. · Bernard C. Aston · Barney Aston
Bernard Cracroft Aston
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- Born
- 1871. · Beckenham.
- Died
- 1951. · Wellington.
- Nationality
- New Zealand.
- Occupation
- chemist, botanist, photographer, botanical collector and scientific collector.
- Education
- Christchurch Boys' High School and King Edward Technical College.
- Honours
- Hector Medal, Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi and Fellow of the Chemical Society.
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Illustration — Aston (year unknown) Bernard Cracroft Aston (9 August 1871 – 31 May 1951), also known as Barney Aston, was New Zealand's first official agricultural chemist and was also a notable botanist. He was born in Beckenham, Kent, England, on 9 August 1871. He was a member of the 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition.
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He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1949 New Year Honours for services to agriculture and botany.
Bernard Cracroft Aston studied at Christchurch Boys' High School and King Edward Technical College. Residence is recorded at Karori. Positions recorded include President of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Distinctions recorded are Hector Medal, Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Recorded position is President of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He belonged to Tararua Tramping Club, Royal Society Te Apārangi, Dunedin Naturalists' Field Club and Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. He worked at Karori.
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Bernard Cracroft Aston is recorded with the occupation scientific collector. Recorded as chemist, botanist, photographer, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Members of the Auckland Islands Party of the Sub-Antarctic
Samuel Page (died 18 March 1944) · http: natlib.govt.nz/records/22843673
Members of the Auckland Islands Party of the Sub-Antarctic
Samuel Page (died 18 March 1944) · http: natlib.govt.nz/records/22843673
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1871
Bernard Cracroft Aston was born on 9 August 1871.
1951
Bernard Cracroft Aston died on 31 May 1951.
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Karori.
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Wellington.
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The authorities additionally record the headings B. Aston, B.C.A, Bernard C. Aston, Barney Aston and Bernard Cracroft Aston. He was the child of Murray Aston. Other recorded relations include Geoffrey Thomas Sandford Baylis. Formation and teaching. Aston studied at Christchurch Boys' High School and King Edward Technical College. Aston received Hector Medal, Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi and Fellow of the Chemical Society.
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