Life Summary

Name	Peter Valder
Born	10 June, 1928 Mount Wilson, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1 March, 2023 (aged 94) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education *	Sydney Church of England Grammar School (student, 1941-1945) University of Sydney (student, 1946-1951) Cambridge University (UK) (student, 1952-1954)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1946-1951) New South Wales, Australia agricultural scientist (1956-1963) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1956-1963) New South Wales, Australia academic (1963-1988) New South Wales, Australia botanist (1963-1988) New South Wales, Australia horticulturist (1963-2023) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	University Medal (University of Sydney) (recipient, 1951) Lifetime Achievement Award (Australian Institute of Horticulture) (recipient, 2020)
Key Organisations *	Australian Garden History Society (member, ?-2023) Royal Botanic Gardens (Sydney) (Honorary Horticulture Associate, 1995-2023)
Key Places *	Nooroo (NSW) (owner, ?-1992)
Workplaces *	Dept of Agriculture (NSW) (public servant, 1946-1951) Dept of Agriculture (NSW) (scientist, 1956-1963) University of Sydney (botany) (academic, 1963-1988)

* Dates are approximate

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