John Morton (zoologist)
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| Born | John Edward Morton 18 July 1923 Morrinsville, New Zealand |
| Died | 6 March 2011 (aged 87) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Auckland University College University of London |
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| Fields | biology, conservation, marine biology, theology |
John Edward Morton television programme, Our World.[1]
Early life
Born in
PhD, followed in 1959 by a DSc, at the University of London. During this time he was also a lecturer in the zoology department at the same university.[4]
Career
On his return from London in the early 1960s,[5] he became the first person to be appointed to the chair of the School of Zoology and Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland,[4] a position he held from 1959 to 1988.[1] He was considered at this time one of New Zealand's most talented up-and-coming academics,[6] and was later regarded by many as one of New Zealand's greatest marine biologists.[7]
His teaching style and influence have been well-documented in A History of Biology at Auckland University 1883–1983.[8] He believed in "humanising" complex scientific issues, and presenting them in laymen's language.[1]
Morton was also regarded as one of New Zealand's leading Christian academics and believed in a unified view of
teleological
view he expounded in his academic life.
Morton did much for conservation in New Zealand. In 1975, he was a leader in the establishment of New Zealand's first
He served on the
Auckland Regional Authority from 1971 to 1974 for Takapuna, losing his re-election bid after switching his party affiliation to Labour.[11] In 1989 he became a founding member of the New Labour Party, which in 1991 formed a coalition with other parties called the Alliance.[6]
Notable students of Morton's include Patricia Bergquist and John Croxall.[12][13]
Morton died at his home in Auckland on 6 March 2011.[14]
Honours and awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (1969)[15]
- Honorary Fellow of Linnean Society of London (HonFLS)
- Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours[16]
- Winner of Wattie Book of the Year 1968, for The New Zealand sea shore, together with Michael C. Miller[17]
- In 1965, malacologist Winston Ponder named the gastropod species Eatoniella mortoni after Morton.[18]
Selected bibliography
- Seashore ecology of New Zealand and the Pacific. John Edward Morton, Bruce William Hayward. Bateman, 2004. ISBN 978-1-86953-399-1.
- The shore ecology of Upolu – Western Samoa. Issue 31 of Leigh Lab. bulletin. John Edward Morton, Andrew Jeffs, Leigh Marine Laboratory. University of Auckland, 1993.
- Shore life between Fundy tides. John Edward Morton, J. C. Roff, Mary Beverley-Burton. Canadian Scholars Press, 1991.
- The shore ecology of the tropical Pacific. John Edward Morton. Unesco Regional Office for Science and Technology for South-East Asia, 1990.
- Christ, creation, and the environment. John Edward Morton. Anglican Communications, 1989. ISBN 978-0-473-00828-4.
- Marine molluscs: Opisthobranchia, Part 2. Richard Carden Willan, John Edward Morton, John Walsby, Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland, 1984.
- The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong. Brian Morton, John Edward Morton. The University of Hong Kong, 1983. ISBN 962-209-027-3.
- Marine molluscs: Amphineura, archaeogastropoda & pulmonata, Part 1. Issue 4 of Leigh Lab. bulletin. John Walsby, John Edward Morton, Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland, 1982.
- Molluscs. John Edward Morton. Hutchinson University Library, 1979.
- Seacoast in the seventies: the future of the New Zealand shoreline. John Edward Morton, David A. Thom, Ronald Harry Locker. Hodder and Stoughton, 1973.
- Man, science and God. John Edward Morton. Collins, 1972.
- The New Zealand sea shore. John Edward Morton, Michael C. Miller. Collins, 1968.
References
- ^ a b c d e Pickmere, Arnold (12 March 2011). "Obituary: Professor John Edward Morton". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ ISBN 0-589-01113-8.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Me–Mo". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Professor John Morton dies". Anglican Taonga. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Free online Passenger Listing for the April 1960 voyage of the New Zealand Shipping Company's Rangitiki on which the Morton family travelled from London to New Zealand.
- ^ a b c Lee, Mike (14 March 2011). "Tribute to a great New Zealander – farewell Prof John Morton". Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "John Morton". New Zealand Geographic. No. 69. September–October 2004. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Foster, Brian; Rattenbury, Jack; Marbrook, John (1983), A History of Biology at Auckland University 1883–1983 (Research Report), Department of Biology, University of Auckland
- ^ Watkin, Tim (21 April 2001). "Let's thank God for the wonder that is science". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Redeeming Creation. Auckland: Zealandia. 1984.
- ^ John Roughan (12 March 2011). "Auckland's eco warriors come in many guises". The New Zealand Herald.
- hdl:2292/2189.
- hdl:2292/772.
- ^ "John Morton obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "List of all Fellows with surnames M–O". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "No. 50553". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 14 June 1986. p. 33.
- ^ Derby, Mark. "Page 2. Literary awards, 1950s onwards". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- Wikidata Q58676802.
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