- Frank Newhook
Professor Francis John (Frank) Newhook OBE (b.
16 November 1918 , date of death before 2000) was the head of the School of Plant Pathology at theUniversity of Auckland , New Zealand. He was the first plant pathologist at the university, from 1966 (sponsored by New Zealand Forest Products) as an Associate Professor, and from 1969 a personal chair. Previously he was a scientist at the DSIR.Newhook was born in Auckland on
16 November 1918 . He was educated atAuckland Grammar School and the University of Auckland. He married (1) Agnes Marjorie Anderson (three children) and (2) pianist Janetta McStay. In WWII he was a Major in the 2nd NZEF in the Middle East and Italy. He is now deceased.Newhook published extensively on fungal pathogens, especially
Phytophthora , and wrote over 90 scientific papers and other publications.Recognition
Newhook was awarded a Doctor of Science degree by the University of London c.1982, and received an OBE in 1984. As the collectorof the holotype collection, the fungi
Dichomitus newhookii is named after him. [cite journal| author =P.K. Buchanan & Ryvarden |title=New Zealand polypore fungi: six new species and a redetermination|journal=New Zealand Journal of Botany|issn=0028-825X|year=2000|volume=38|pages=256|url=http://www.rsnz.org/publish/nzjb/2000/12.pdf|accessdate=2007-12-15]In 2004, Landcare Research named one of its
Auckland laboratories the FJ Newhook Microbiology Laboratory in his honour.References
*"Our Trees: a New Zealand guide" by Frank Newhook with paintings by Elaine Power (1982, Bateman Auckland NZ) ISBN 0908610092
*"New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa" (1998)
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