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Bob Jolly
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Born
Robert Dudley Jolly

(1930-10-01)1 October 1930
Hamilton, New Zealand
Died18 June 2026(2026-06-18) (aged 95)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
EducationUniversity of Sydney
Spouse
Aline Edwards
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(m. 1958; died 2018)​
AwardsHector Medal (1995)
Scientific career
FieldsVeterinary pathology
WorkplacesMassey University
ThesisThe pathogenesis and immunology of corynebacterium ovis infection of sheep (1964)

Robert Dudley Jolly MNZM (1 October 1930 – 18 June 2026) was a New Zealand veterinary academic specialising in animal pathology. He spent his academic career at Massey University, where much of his research was into animal models of human disease, including Batten's Disease and mannosidosis.[1]

Life and career

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Born in Hamilton on 1 October 1930,[2] Jolly was educated at King's College, Auckland, from 1945 to 1948.[3] He studied veterinary science at the University of Sydney, graduating BVSc with second-class honours in January 1955.[4] He then spent five years in veterinary practice in Rotorua, before returning to Sydney for doctoral studies and completing his PhD in 1964.[1] In 1957, Jolly became engaged to Aline Clarissa Edwards, and the couple married in Sydney on 8 April 1958.[5][6]

Jolly was appointed a senior lecturer at Massey University in 1965,[7] and rose to become a full professor, before retiring in 1995 with the title of emeritus professor.[1]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1985,[8] and in 1995 he won the society's Hector Medal.[9] In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to veterinary science.[10]

Jolly died in Palmerston North on 18 June 2026, at the age of 95.[11] He had been predeceased by his wife, Aline Jolly, in 2018.[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Honour for vet professor". Massey University. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 3 October 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Old collegian updates". Kings Courier (98). King's College Old Collegians Association. Winter 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Results of vet. science exams". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1954. p. 14. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Engagements". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 1957. p. 52. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Marriages search: registration number 9780/1958". NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Medals honour esteemed vet alumni". Massey University. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Academy: J–L". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hector Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2005". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Robert Jolly obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Aline Jolly obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
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