James William Brodie

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James William Brodie, OBE (7 October 1920 – 11 April 2009), was a New Zealand geologist, oceanographer and amateur historian and philatelist.

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Inspired to become a geologist after witnessing the Napier earthquake first-hand while at Napier Boys' High School he joined the Lands and Survey Department in 1937, moving to the DSIR in 1945. In 1949 he received his MSc in Geology from Victoria University College. [1] He was a founding staff member of the Oceanographic Institute in 1954 and led it from 1958 until 1977.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/organisation/academy/fellowship/obituaries/james-william-brodie/
  2. ↑ "James Brodie: Earthquake led to a lifetime's work". The Dominion Post, New Zealand. 30 April 2009.
  3. ↑ London Gazette (supplement), No. 49584, 30 December 1983. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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