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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-04-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000230b.htm person Birch Louis Charles FAA AACR2 8 February 1918 19 December 2009 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Zoologist Geneticist Ecologist Charles Birch was a geneticist specialising in population ecology. In collaboration with Herbert Andrewartha he worked on the connection between physiology, population levels and environmental factors, particularly weather. Their ideas on population ecology emphasised the role of environmental controls. From 1964 to 1980 Birch held the Challis Chair of Biology at the University of Sydney. 1939 1939 Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Melbourne 1939 1945 Career position - Research Entomologist, Department of Entomology, Waite Agricultural Research Institute 1945 1946 Award - Research in the growth of insect populations and other aspects of insect ecology at University of Chicago, Ilinois, U.S.A., Science and Industry Endowment Fund 1946 1946 Career position - Research Fellow, University of Chicago, Michigan, U.S.A. 1947 1947 Career position - CSIRO Research Scholarship, Bureau of Animal Population, Department of Zoological Field Studies, Oxford University 1948 1948 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide 1949 1953 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Sydney 1954 1954 Award - Fulbright Fellow, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. 1954 1960 Career position - Reader in Zoology, University of Sydney 1955 1955 Career position - Visiting Professor of Zoology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil 1955 1955 Award - David Syme Research Prize (shared with H. G. Andrewartha), University of Melbourne 1959 1959 Career position - Visiting Professor of Zoology, University of Minnesota, U.S.A. 1960 1984 Career position - Challis Chair of Biology, University of Sydney 1961 2009 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1967 1967 Career position - Visiting Professor of Genetics, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A. 1970 1984 Career position - Vice-Chairman, World Council of Churches Commission on Science and Society 1974 Career position - Member, Club of Rome 1980 Award - Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science 1988 1988 Award - Eminent Ecologist Award (with Herbert Andrewartha), Ecological Society of America 1988 1988 Award - Gold Medal, Ecological Society of Australia 1990 1990 Award - Templeton Prize, John Templeton Foundation, U.S.A. 2003 2003 Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Sydney 2008 2008 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to science, particularly in the field of biology as an academic and researcher, and through contributions to the understanding of the relationship of science to religion Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal (1983 - )

Awarded the Medal 1988

 Waite Agricultural Research Institute, The University of Adelaide (1924 - 1991)

Research Entomologist 1939 - 1945

 David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )

Awarded the Prize (shared) 1955

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Challis Chair of Biology 1960 - 1984

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1961 - 2009

 Science and Industry Endowment Fund - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1926 - )

Research in the growth of insect populations and other aspects of insect ecology at University of Illinois 1945 - 1946

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 'Birch, Louis Charles (Charles)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Birch, Louis Charles (Charles) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: British nuclear tests in Australia - a review of operational safety measures and of possible after-effects Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council British nuclear tests in Australia - a review of operational safety measures and of possible after-effects Canberra Australian Government Publishing Service 1983 Journal Article: Herbert George Andrewartha 1907-1992 Birch, L.C.; Browning, T. O. Herbert George Andrewartha 1907-1992 1993 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 3 258-268 Journal Article: Charles Birch Anon Charles Birch 2010 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 79 10 Resource Section: Interview with Professor Charles Birch (1918-2009), ecologist Shine, Rick Interview with Professor Charles Birch (1918-2009), ecologist Australian Academy of Science 2008 Interviews with Australian scientists Journal Article: The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science Smith, Susan and Spurling, Thomas H. The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science CSIRO Publishing 2015 Historical Records of Australian Science 26 1 58-83 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1995 Who's who in Australia 1995 31st Melbourne Information Australia Group 1995 Louis Charles ("Charles") Birch - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Louis Charles ("Charles") Birch - Records DeB 639 1940 - 1972 Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 21 November 1972, c60 minutes, 20 page transcript [DeB 639]. Audio Louis Charles ("Charles") Birch - Records University of Sydney, Archives Louis Charles ("Charles") Birch - Records P 131 1953 - 1986 Research correspondence 1955-83; philosophy of biology correspondence 1980-83; teaching materials including lecture notes 1967-73; administrative records 1953-76 including the Faculty of Science History and Philosophy of Science Committee; ABC-TV scripts and related records 1960-65; Club of Rome and scientific boards correspondence and circulars 1962-75; personal records 1960-86; memorabilia [0.5 m P 131]. 0.5 m