Patricia Berjak Explained
| Birth Date: | 29 December 1939 |
| Field: | botany |
Patricia Berjak (29 December 1939 – 21 January 2015) was a South African botanist known for her work on the biology of plant seeds, especially seed recalcitrance.[1] [2] [3] She was professor for 48 years at the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN).
She earned a B.Sc. degree in biochemistry at the University of the Witwatersrand (1962), then went on to the University of Natal (now UKZN), earning a M.Sc. in mammalian physiology and biochemistry (1966) and PhD in seed biology (1969). She was a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, and a Fellow of the University of Natal, the Royal Society of South Africa and the Third World Academy of Sciences. She was awarded the Order of Mapungubwe (Silver) in 2006.[4]
Further reading
- Book: Sooryamoorthy, R. . Collaboration Experience: Portrait of an Eminent Scientist. Transforming Science in South Africa: Development, Collaboration and Productivity. 2015. Palgrave Macmillan UK. 978-1-137-49307-1. 226–. https://books.google.com/books?id=iN6_BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA226.
Notes and References
- News: 28 January 2015. Lee. Rondganger. UKZN scientist dies after short illness. IOL.
- Mycock. David. Professor Patricia Berjak (1939–2015): World-renowned plant scientist and exceptional mentor. South African Journal of Science. 2015. 111. 5/6. 10.17159/sajs.2015/a0106. free.
- Farrant. Jill M.. Patricia Berjak FRSSAf (1939–2015). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 2015. 70. 2. 191–192. 10.1080/0035919X.2015.1051341. free.
- Patricia Berjak (1939 -). Order of Mapungubwe. The Presidency, Republic of South Africa. 9 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423210610/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=7665. 23 April 2016.
