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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000540b.htm person Key Kenneth Hedley Lewis FAA AACR2 28 August 1911 11 January 2002 Place of Birth Cape Town, South Africa Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Entomologist Ken Key was an entomologist who was expert on the taxonomy and ecology of Australian grasshoppers and locusts. He was appointed to the CSIR Division of Economic Entomology in the wake of devastating plagues of Australian plague locusts and for over 20 years conducted research to understand and control these pests. Recognising the absence of reliable taxonomic, ecological, soil and climate data he set about gathering such information, including working from historic records. He conducted surveys, observed regional and seasonal variation, and built the Division's collection of Orthoptera into one of the world's most comprehensive. Many of the specimen he collected proved to be new species and he identified five species of economic importance. Key published nearly 100 papers and books including major works on Acrididae, Eumastacidae and Pyrgomorphidae. For nine years Key served on the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1930 1930 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Cape Town, South Africa 1931 1931 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Cape Town, South Africa 1935 1935 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Imperial College of Science and Technology, London 1936 Career position - Assistant Research Officer, CSIR Division of Economic Entomology 1936 1936 Life event - Migrated to Australia 1946 1946 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London 1959 1967 Career position - Curator, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1959 2002 Career position - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1960 1961 Career position - Founding President, Ecological Society of Australia 1962 1962 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Cape Town 1964 1970 Career position - Member, Editorial Committee, Australian Journal of Zoology 1965 1965 Career position - Founding Member, Australian Entomological Society 1968 1970 Career position - Chief Curator, Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1973 1976 Career position - Member, Interim Council of the Biological Resources Study 1975 1978 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science 1976 1976 Life event - Retired 1976 1994 Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Economic Entomology Australian Entomological Society Inc (1965 - )

Founding Member 1965

 Ecological Society of Australia, Inc (1960 - )

Foundation President 1960 - 1961

 CSIRO Division of Entomology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - )

Scientist 1959 - 1994; including Chief Research Scientist, Chief Curator, Australian National Insect Collection (1968 - 1970) and Honorary Research Fellow (1976 - 1994)

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1959 - 2002; Member of Council 1975 - 1978

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 Key, K H L (1911-2002)

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 'Key, Kenneth Hedley Lewis', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Key, Kenneth Hedley Lewis Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Kenneth Hedley Lewis Key, 1911-2002 Day, M.F.C.; Rentz, D.C.F. Kenneth Hedley Lewis Key, 1911-2002 2004 Historical Records of Australian Science 15 1 65-76 Journal Article: The Search for a Solution to Australian Locust Outbreaks: how developments in Ecology and Government Responses Influenced Scientific Research Deveson, E. D. The Search for a Solution to Australian Locust Outbreaks: how developments in Ecology and Government Responses Influenced Scientific Research 2011 Historical Records of Australian Science 22 1 1-31 Book: A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 Upton, M. S. A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 Melbourne CSIRO Publishing 1997