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'''John Walter Guerrier Lund''' [[CBE]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]<ref name=frs/> (27 November 1912 – 21 March 2015) was an English [[phycologist]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The International Who's who: 1990–91|year=1990|publisher=Europa Publications Limited|isbn=0946653585|page=990}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Notices 2015 |url=https://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/notices-2015/ |publisher=The Royal Society |accessdate=2015-04-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320052036/https://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/notices-2015/ |archivedate=2015-03-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Tunningley|first1=Allan|title=Renowned Lake District-based scientist dies, aged 102|url=http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/12877914.Renowned_Lake_District_based_scientist_dies__aged_102/?ref=mr|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412065703/http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/12877914.Renowned_Lake_District_based_scientist_dies__aged_102/?ref=mr|archivedate=2015-04-12|accessdate=2015-04-12|work=[[The Westmorland Gazette]]|date=8 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=biog>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124161731/https://royalsociety.org/~/media/about-us/fellowship/lund.pdf|archivedate=2015-11-24|url=https://royalsociety.org/~/media/about-us/fellowship/lund.pdf|title=John Lund: Distinguished Microbial Ecologist whose methods were emulated by three generations of scientists|publisher=[[Royal Society]]|location=London}}</ref>
'''John Walter Guerrier Lund''' [[CBE]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] is an English [[phycologist]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==


Lund was born in 1912. He studied for his BSc and MSc at the [[University of Manchester]], before moving to the [[University of London]] in 1935. He was awarded his PhD in 1939 and his DSc in 1951.
Lund was born in 1912 and was educated at [[Sedbergh School]].<ref name=whoswho/> He studied for his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at the [[University of Manchester]], before moving to the [[University of London]] in 1935. He was awarded his PhD in 1939 and his [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] in 1951.<ref name=frs/> In 1949 he married [[Hilda Mabel Canter]] and they had two children together.<ref name=TWSObit>{{cite news|title=Mrs H. Canter-Lund|url=https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/1147409.mrs-h-canter-lund/|work=[[The Westmorland Gazette]]|date=26 January 2007|access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


He worked for a time as a Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, and then joined the West Midlands Forensic Science Laboratory as Staff Biologist. In 1944 he joined the [[Freshwater Biological Society]] (FBA) as Scientific Officer for algology, moving to Windermere with the Association's Fritsch Collection of Freshwater Algae in 1954. He retired in 1978, was appointed Deputy Chief Scientific Officer and then Honorary Advisor to the FBA. In 1991 he was elected an FBA Honorary Fellow, and continued to work at the Ferry House laboratory until 2005.
He worked for a time as a Lecturer at the [[University of Sheffield]], and then joined the West Midlands Forensic Science Laboratory as Staff Biologist. While there he worked on the case of the unsolved murder victim who has become known as [[Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?|Wych Elm Bella]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Merrill |first1=Alex |title=Who Put Bella In The Wych-Elm |date=2020 |publisher=APS Books |page=118 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wjDgDwAAQBAJ&q=John+lund&pg=PA118 |accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref>


In 1944 he joined the [[Freshwater Biological Association|Freshwater Biological Association (FBA)]] as Scientific Officer for [[Phycology|algology]], moving to [[Windermere]] with the Association's Fritsch Collection of Freshwater Algae in 1954.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Lund Collection |url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/b4e57791-a87c-3541-a29b-58bd8509c7d1 |website=Archives Hub |accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref> He retired in 1978, was appointed Deputy chief scientific officer and then Honorary Advisor to the FBA. In 1991 he was elected an FBA Honorary Fellow, and continued to work at the Ferry House laboratory until 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Fritsch Collection of Freshwater, Brackish and Terrestrial Algal Illustrations|url=http://www.fritschalgae.info/dr-jwg-lund|accessdate= 2013-08-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816121021/http://fritschalgae.info/dr-jwg-lund|archivedate=2015-08-16}}</ref>
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==Honours==


His papers are now held in the archives of the Freshwater Biological Association.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Lund Collection |url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/b4e57791-a87c-3541-a29b-58bd8509c7d1 |website=Archives Hub |accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref>
Lund was elected as a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1963 and made [[CBE]] in 1982.

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===Honours and awards===
Lund was President of the [[British Phycological Society]] in 1957.<ref name="Imbler2019">{{cite web |last1=Imbler |first1=Sabrina |title=How Pink Slime Saved Sushi |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-nori |website=atlas Obscura |date=18 July 2019 |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref> He was elected a [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1963|Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1963]]<ref name=frs/> and made [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)]] in 1975.<ref name=whoswho/> In 1975 he and Hilda Mabel Canter-Lund received the Prescott Award from the Phycological Society of America "for publication of the best book about algae", namely ''Freshwater Algae: Their Microscopic World Explored'' published in 1995.<ref name="25000Entry">{{cite encyclopedia|year=2006|title=Canter-Lund, Hilda M. (1922–)|encyclopedia=[[Dictionary of Women Worldwide|Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages]]|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/canter-lund-hilda-m-1922|access-date=7 October 2021|editor1-last=Commire|editor1-first=Anne|editor1-link=Anne Commire|editor2-last=Klezmer|editor2-first=Deborah|via=Encyclopedia.com}}</ref><ref name="IWSEntry">{{cite book|editor1-last=Haines|editor1-first=Catharine M.C.|editor2-last=Stevens|editor2-first=Helen M.|title=International Women in Science – A Biographical Dictionary to 1950|chapter=Canter-Lund, Hilda M., née Canter|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HftdjMNDvwIC&dq=Hilda+Canter+Lund&pg=PA54|year=2001|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|location=[[Santa Barbara, California]]|pages=107–108|isbn=1-57607-090-5}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.fritschalgae.info/Dr_JWG_Lund.html] [[Freshwater Biological Association biography]]

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Latest revision as of 13:44, 8 July 2024

For other people called John Lund, see John Lund.
John Lund
Born
John Walter Guerrier Lund

(1912-11-27)27 November 1912[1]
Died21 March 2015(2015-03-21) (aged 102)[2]
Alma mater
Spouse
Hilda M. Canter
​
(m. 1949)​
[2]
Childrenone son, one daughter[2]
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Sheffield

John Walter Guerrier Lund CBE FRS[1] (27 November 1912 – 21 March 2015) was an English phycologist.[3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

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Lund was born in 1912 and was educated at Sedbergh School.[2] He studied for his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at the University of Manchester, before moving to the University of London in 1935. He was awarded his PhD in 1939 and his DSc in 1951.[1] In 1949 he married Hilda Mabel Canter and they had two children together.[7]

Career

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He worked for a time as a Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, and then joined the West Midlands Forensic Science Laboratory as Staff Biologist. While there he worked on the case of the unsolved murder victim who has become known as Wych Elm Bella.[8]

In 1944 he joined the Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) as Scientific Officer for algology, moving to Windermere with the Association's Fritsch Collection of Freshwater Algae in 1954.[9] He retired in 1978, was appointed Deputy chief scientific officer and then Honorary Advisor to the FBA. In 1991 he was elected an FBA Honorary Fellow, and continued to work at the Ferry House laboratory until 2005.[10]

His papers are now held in the archives of the Freshwater Biological Association.[11]

Honours and awards

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Lund was President of the British Phycological Society in 1957.[12] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1963[1] and made Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1975.[2] In 1975 he and Hilda Mabel Canter-Lund received the Prescott Award from the Phycological Society of America "for publication of the best book about algae", namely Freshwater Algae: Their Microscopic World Explored published in 1995.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Talling, Jack F.; Heaney, S. I. (2015). "John Walter Guerrier Lund CBE. 27 November 1912 – 21 March 2015". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 62. Royal Society publishing: 345–358. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2015.0025. ISSN 0080-4606.
  2. ^ a b c d e "LUND, John Walter Guerrier". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ The International Who's who: 1990–91. Europa Publications Limited. 1990. p. 990. ISBN 0946653585.
  4. ^ "Notices 2015". The Royal Society. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ Tunningley, Allan (8 April 2015). "Renowned Lake District-based scientist dies, aged 102". The Westmorland Gazette. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. ^ "John Lund: Distinguished Microbial Ecologist whose methods were emulated by three generations of scientists" (PDF). London: Royal Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Mrs H. Canter-Lund". The Westmorland Gazette. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ Merrill, Alex (2020). Who Put Bella In The Wych-Elm. APS Books. p. 118. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. ^ "John Lund Collection". Archives Hub. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The Fritsch Collection of Freshwater, Brackish and Terrestrial Algal Illustrations". Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. ^ "John Lund Collection". Archives Hub. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  12. ^ Imbler, Sabrina (18 July 2019). "How Pink Slime Saved Sushi". atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  13. ^ Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah, eds. (2006). "Canter-Lund, Hilda M. (1922–)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Encyclopedia.com.
  14. ^ Haines, Catharine M.C.; Stevens, Helen M., eds. (2001). "Canter-Lund, Hilda M., née Canter". International Women in Science – A Biographical Dictionary to 1950. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. pp. 107–108. ISBN 1-57607-090-5.


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