Ann Chapman

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.

Ann Chapman
Born
Margaret Ann Chapman

(1937-01-14)14 January 1937
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died23 May 2009(2009-05-23) (aged 72)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Alma mater
  • University of Otago (MSc)
  • University of Glasgow (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsLimnology
InstitutionsUniversity of Waikato
Thesis Ecological studies on the zooplankton of Loch Lomond
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