John Burton Cleland
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Sir John Burton Cleland (1878—1971)
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| Born | 22 June 1878 Norwood, Adelaide, Australia |
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11 August 1971 (aged 93) Walkerville, Adelaide, Australia |
| Residence | Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Fields | Pathologist, naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist |
| Institutions |
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital University of Sydney London Hospital Bureau of Microbiology, Sydney University of Adelaide |
| Alma mater |
University of Adelaide University of Sydney |
| Academic advisors |
Ralph Tate Edward Rennie William Henry Bragg Edward Stirling Archibald Watson Robert Muir |
| Known for | Proof of transmission of dengue by mosquitoes |
| Notable awards | Australian Natural History Medallion |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Cleland |
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He was the father of ornithologist Joan Paton.
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Sir John Burton Cleland CBE (22 June 1878 – 11 August 1971) was a renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist. He was Professor of Pathology at the University of Adelaide and was consulted on high-level police inquiries, such as the famous Taman Shud Case in 1948 and later.
John Burton Cleland was born in Norwood, South Australia a grandson of John Fullerton Cleland and son of Dr William Lennox Cleland (1847–1918) and Matilda Lauder Cleland née Burton (1848–1928) a daughter of John Hill Burton FRSE. He attended Prince Alfred College and the universities of Adelaide and Sydney, graduating in medicine in 1900.
Cleland married Dora Isabel Paton (1880–1955) a daughter of Rev David Paton DD (1841–1907), minister of Chalmers Presbyterian Church, North-Terrace, Adelaide, and Isabella Ann McGhie née Robson (1847–1933) and they had four daughters and a son. He encouraged them in the sciences:
Sir Donald MacKinnon Cleland CBE (1901–1975), administrator of Papua New Guinea, was his cousin, the son of Elphinstone Davenport Cleveland (1843–1928) and his second wife Anne Emily MacKinnon (1870–1944).
He worked as a microbiologist in Western Australia and New South Wales for several years. He was appointed as a full Professor of Pathology at the University of Adelaide, and taught generations of students.
Cleland was elected President of the Royal Society of South Australia 1927-1928, and again in 1941. He became a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1902, and served as its President 1935-1936.
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