Janet Grieve

Janet Grieve
Born
Janet Mary Grieve

(1940-02-11)11 February 1940
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died16 August 2025(2025-08-16) (aged 85)
Wellington, New Zealand
Other names
  • Janet Bradford-Grieve
  • Janet Bradford
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
Known forGlobal expert on copepod biosystematics
Spouse
(m. 1967; div. 1991)
Scientific career
FieldsBiological oceanography
Institutions
ThesisThe annual cycle of plankton off Kaikoura (1966)
Doctoral advisorGeorge Knox

Janet Mary Grieve ONZM (11 February 1940 – 16 August 2025), also known as Janet Bradford-Grieve and Janet Bradford, was a New Zealand biological oceanographer. She researched extensively on marine taxonomy and biological productivity. She was president of both the New Zealand Association of Scientists (1998–2000) and the World Association of Copepodologists (2008–2011).