Person

Wood, J. G.

1909–1959

Joseph Garnett Wood (2 September 1900 - 8 December 1959) was an Australian professor of botany and a president of the Royal Society of South Australia. Wood was born in Adelaide, South Australia and educated at Unley High School, the South Australian School of Mines and Industries and the University of Adelaide, where he was awarded D.Sc. in 1933. For much of Wood's career, his research was in the areas of stomatal physiology and the biochemistry of native plants under water stress. Birth 2 September, 1900 Mitcham, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Death 8 December, 1959 (aged 59) Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia