Joan Dingley
Joan Dingley | |
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| Born | 14 May 1916 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 1 January 2008 (aged 91) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Awards | Honorary DSc of Massey University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant pathology and taxonomic mycology |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Dingley |
Joan Marjorie Dingley OBE (14 May 1916 – 1 January 2008) was one of the pioneer women of New Zealand science. She worked for the DSIR Plant Diseases Division from 1941 to 1976, becoming the head of mycology. She was a major research scientist in New Zealand for both laboratory and field-based plant pathology, and for taxonomic mycology.