Biographical entry Andrewartha, Herbert George (1907 - 1992)

Summary

Herbert Andrewartha was Entomologist at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute 1935-1954, Reader in Animal Ecology 1954-1962 and then Professor of Zoology 1962-1972 at the University of Adelaide.

Details

Born 21 December 1907. Died 27 January 1992. Educated University of Western Australia (Bachelor of Agriculture). Assistant Entomologist Australian Department of Agriculture 1929-32, Assistant Research Officer CSIR 1933-35, Entomologist Waite Agricultural Research Institute 1935-54, Reader in Animal Ecology 1954-62 and then Professor of Zoology 1962-72 University of Adelaide. Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales, Verco Medal , Royal Society of South Australia, Gold Medal, Australian Ecological Society (1987), Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1961. President, Nature Conservation Society of South Australia, Chairman, National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council of South Australia.

Events

1929 - 1932

Career position - Assistant Entomologist at the Australian Department of Agriculture (in Western Australia?)

1933 - 1935

Career position - Assistant Research Officer at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

1935 - 1954

Career position - Entomologist at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute

1954 - 1962

Career position - Reader in Animal Ecology at the University of Adelaide

1961 -

Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1962 - 1972

Career position - Professor of Zoology at the University of Adelaide

1987

Award - Gold Medal received from the Australian Ecological Society

Related entries

Archival resources

Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide

• Herbert George Andrewartha - Records, 09S.D A56; Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide. Details

Published resources

Books

• Andrewartha, H. G., 'Biological Research in the University of Adelaide'. in Introducing South Australia, Rupert Best, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1954. Details
• Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales., Sydney, 1932, 380 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Birch, L.C.; Browning, T. O., 'Herbert George Andrewartha 1907-1992', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 9, no. 3, 1993, pp. 258-268. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9930930259.htm. Details

Online Resources

• Birch, L.C. and Browning, T. O., 'Herbert George Andrewartha 1907-1992', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/andrewartha.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Andrewartha, H G', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1202226. Details