John C. Yaldwyn

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{{short description|New Zealand carcinologist and director of the National Museum of New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
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|name = John Cameron Yaldwyn
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|12|31|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Wellington]], New Zealand
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|10|09|1929|12|13|31=y}}
|death_place = [[Wellington]], New Zealand
|nationality = New Zealander
|field = [[Carcinology]]
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|work_institutions = [[Australian Museum]], [[Te Papa|National Museum of New Zealand]]
|alma_mater = [[Victoria University of Wellington]], [[ University of Southern California]],
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'''John Cameron Yaldwyn''' (31 December 1929 – 9 October 2005) was a New Zealand [[carcinologist]] who made significant contributions to the study of New Zealand [[crustacea]] and was the Director of the National Museum of New Zealand, leading that institution from 1980 to 1989, prior to its reformation as [[Te Papa]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bartle |first=Sandy |date=May 2006 |title=John C. Yaldwyn 1929 - 2005 |url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/media/uploads/2017_11/Te_Ara_May_2006.pdf |journal=Te Ara Journal |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=54}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-11 |title=John Yaldwyn and the frog crab |url=https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2016/07/12/john-yaldwyn-and-the-frog-crab/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Te Papa’s Blog |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=2005 |title=Obituary |journal=Archaeology in New Zealand |volume=48 |issue=4 |pages=293-295}}</ref>

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