Person

Dallwitz, Michael John (Mike) (1943 - )

Born: 20 May 1943
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation: Physicist

Summary

Michael John Dallwitz is the developer of the DELTA format for taxonomic coding which was used by taxonomists internationally for describing and classifying their work between 1985 and 2000.

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Chronology

1965: Education - Bachelor of Science (Hon 2A) in Physics, Australian National University
1969: Education - PhD in Solid State Physics, Australian National University
1969 - 1970: Career position - Temporary Lecturer, Department of Physics, Australian National University
1970 - 1992?: Career position - Research scientist at CSIRO Entomology
1992 - 2000: Career position - Visiting Fellow in the Molecular Evolution and Systematics Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University
1996: Award - CSIRO Medal for development of the DELTA taxonomic computer programs

Published resources

Resources

'Dallwitz, M J (19430520-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617573. Details

Resource Sections

Ward, C., 'Michael John (Mike) Dallwitz', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Dallwitz-Michael-John. Details

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