Ann Chapman
Ann Chapman | |
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| Born | Margaret Ann Chapman 14 January 1937 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 May 2009 (aged 72) Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Limnology |
| Institutions | University of Waikato |
| Thesis | Ecological studies on the zooplankton of Loch Lomond |
Margaret Ann Chapman (14 January 1937 – 23 May 2009) was a limnologist, one of the first New Zealand women scientists to visit Antarctica, and the first woman to lead a scientific expedition to Antarctica. Lake Chapman, in Antarctica's Ross Dependency, was named for Chapman. Chapman spent most of her teaching career at the University of Waikato.