Holloway John Thorpe

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Biografie:
John Thorpe Holloway (1914-77)
The following has been extracted from a letter received from Dr Holloway's son. A full obituary appears in the current issue of the N. Z. Alpine Joumal.
'My father's active period of mountaineering was c 1934-8 during which he explored a considerable part of the mountains of Western Otago; it was on the basis of this work, which really constituted the last phase of the "Golden Age" of mountaineering exploration in New Zealand, that he was elected to membership of the Alpine Club, the N. Z. Alpine Club, and the Fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society. Full records of his expeditions were published in the N. Z. Alpine Joumal c. 1935-8. He was unfortunately deafened by a bomb in Bristol during the last war, which also affected his balance, and his climbing was prematurely ended.
His interest in mountains was maintained through his professional involvement as a scientific research worker and administrator, dealing with problems of erosion and revegetation in mountain lands, especially acute in N. Z. on account of the extreme youthfulness (in geological terms) of the mountains and their constituent rocks, and the abuses to which European man has subjected the vegetation since settlement ca. 1840. For this work he was awarded a number of distinctions, including an Hon. Doctorate of Science, and Fellowship of the Royal Society of N. Z.'
J. S. Holloway
Quelle: Alpine Journal Volume 83, 1978, Seite 269


Geboren am:
1914
Gestorben am:
1977