Person

Wallace, Henry Robert (1924 - 2011)

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Born
12 September 1924
Cleveley, Lancashire, England
Died
26 July 2011
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Plant pathologist and University Administrator
Alternative Names
  • Wallace, Harry

Summary

Harry Wallace was one of Australia's foremost authorities on nematodes and the plant diseases they caused. His research focused on the ecology of soil nematodes, and how the structure of soil affected the behaviour and reproduction of plant-parasitic nematodes. He advocated a multi-disciplinary approach to the identification of diseases and the development of strategies to reduce losses caused by disease. Among his publications were books that became required reading: Biology of plant parasitic nematodes (1963) and Nematode ecology and plant disease (1973). In 1963 Wallace migrated to Australia to become Chief Research Scientist at the Glen Osmond (South Australia) research station of the CSIRO Horticulture Research Section (later Division of Horticultural Research). From 1971 to 1989 he was Professor of Plant Pathology at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute in 1971. Wallace was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1975 and served on Council from 1979 to 1981. He was also on a number of boards and committees, reflecting his concern for conservation, land care and national parks, particularly in relation to the Coorong.

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Chronology

1943 - 1946
Career position - Sub Lieutenant, Royal Navy
1950
Education - BSc (hons), University of Liverpool
1952
Education - PhD, University of Liverpool
1952 - 1955
Career position - Research Scientist, School of Agriculture, Cambridge. Uk
1955 - 1963
Career position - Principal Research Scientist, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Hampshire, United Kingdom
1961
Education - DSc, University of Liverpool
1963 - 1967
Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Horticultural Research Section, Glen Osmond, South Australia
1967 - 1971
Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Horticultural Research
1971
Career position - President, Australasian Plant Pathology Society
1971 - 1989
Career position - Professor of Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, Waite Agricultural Research Institution
1973 - 2001
Award - Honorary Life Member, American Society of Nematology
1975 - 2001
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
1978 - 1981
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
1985 - 1986
Career position - Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Waite Agricultural Research Institute
1989 -
Career position - Emeritus Professor, Waite Agricultural Research Institute
1990 - 1994
Career position - Member of Committee, Friends of the Coorong
1992 - 2005
Career position - Member, Coorong Consultative Committee
1994 - 1997
Career position - President, Friends of the Coorong
1996
Career position - Member, Upper South-East Water Conservation and Drainage Advisory Committee, South Australia
1996 - 2004
Career position - Chair, Coorong Consultative Committee
2001
Award - Centenary Medal foe service to Australian society and science in conservation and land care
2006
Career position - Member, Coorong National Park Community Reference Group

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Published resources

Book Sections

  • Wallace, H. R., 'Plant Pathology' in Ideas and Endeavours - The Natural Sciences in South Australia, C. R. Twidale; M. J. Tyler and M. Davies, eds (Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia, 1986). Details

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Harry Wallace', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 85 (2011), 15. Details
  • Kerr, Allen, Davies, Kerrie and Stirling, Graham, 'Henry Robert Wallace 1924-2011', Historical Records of Australian Science, 23 (2) (2012), 202-11, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR12008. Details
  • Stirling, G. R.; Yeates, G. W.; Davies, K.; and Hodda, M., 'The history of plant and soil nematodes in Australia and New Zealand, with particular reference to the contributions of six pioneering nematologists', Australasian Plant Pathology, 37 (3) (2008), 203-19. Details

Resources

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