J. G. Myers
British botanist and entomologist (1897–1942)
John Golding Myers (22 October 1897 – 3 February 1942) was a British entomologist and botanist. Born near Rugby, Warwickshire, he worked in New Zealand on biological control, followed by work in the UK, the Caribbean and Latin America before moving to Sudan as Government Botanist. He died in Sudan at the age of 44.
Life and career
In 1911 Myers' parents moved to New Zealand, where he did well at school, winning a scholarship to Victoria University College in Wellington. During the First World War he served in Europe in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Afterwards, he returned to Wellington to complete his studies, obtaining the B.Sc. and M.Sc degrees. From 1919 until 1924 Myers was employed as entomologist in the Biological Division of the New Zealand Department of Agriculture, where he worked on the cattle tick and other pests.
In 1922, Myers married Iris H. Woodhouse in Wellington, with whom he had two daughters and a son.
In 1924 Myers won the coveted honour of an 1851 Exhibition Scholarship for New Zealand and elected to go to Harvard University.
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