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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001218b.htm person Southcott Ronald Vernon AACR2 15 May 1918 9 April 1998 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Physician Naturalist Arachnologist Ronald Southcott was a physician, toxinologist and naturalist of astounding breadth. He was internationally renowned for his acarological studies. Between 1949 and 1978 he was medical epidemiologist and senior medical administrator with the Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs, and for over 30years consultant in toxinology to the Adelaide Children's' Hospital and the Poisons Information Centre of South Australia. His medical research led to his identifying cases of leucoencephalitis, chickenpox pneumonia and post-chloramphenicol aplastic anaemia for the first time in Australia, and to hypervitaminosis A as the cause of illness and death of Antarctic expeditioners. As a naturalist Southcott described and named Australia's most venomous creature, the box jellyfish, made extensive contributions to the taxonomy of mites especially the subfamily Erythraeoidea, and undertook the first definitive study of the toxinology, taxonomy and biology of Australian scorpions. He played a vital role in the South Australian Museum, being appointed Honorary Associate in Zoology in 1953, and serving as a Member and later Chairman the Board 1968 - 1982. Southcott published over 230 books and scientific papers encompassed entomology, acarology, toxic fungi, fishes and zoonotic diseases. 1941 1941 Education - MB BS, University of Adelaide 1942 1946 Career position - Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps 1953 Career position - Honorary Associate in Zoology, South Australia Museum 1955 1955 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1957 1957 Education - MD, University of Adelaide 1959 1978 Career position - Deputy Director Medical Services, Repatriation Department South Australia 1961 Career position - Honorary Associate in Acarology, South Australia Museum 1961 1961 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1962 1962 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide 1965 1965 Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 1968 1974 Career position - Member of Board, South Australian Museum 1974 1982 Career position - Chairman Museum Board of South Australia Fisher, Robert Hilson (Bob) (1922 - 2007) Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (1928 - )

Awarded the Medal 1965

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President 1955 and 1961

 South Australian Museum (1940 - )

Honorary Associate in Zoology 1953 - ?; Chairman of the Board 1974 - 1982

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 'Southcott, Ronald Vernon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Southcott, Ronald Vernon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Herbert Womersley, A.L.S. (Hon. Causa), F. R. E.S. 1889 - 1952 Southcott, R. V. Obituary: Herbert Womersley, A.L.S. (Hon. Causa), F. R. E.S. 1889 - 1952 1963 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 87 249-52 Journal Article: Herbert Womersley (1889 - 1962) Southcott, R. V. Herbert Womersley (1889 - 1962) 1963 Acarologia 5 3 323-4 Book Section: Australia Southcott, R. V. Australia Oak Park, Michgan Indira Publishing 1982 History of Acarology Prasad, V. 1-51 Book Section: Medical Science Southcott, R. V. Medical Science Adelaide Royal Society of South Australia 1986 Ideas and Endeavours - The Natural Sciences in South Australia C. R. Twidale; M. J. Tyler and M. Davies Journal Article: Herbert Womersley, ALS (Honoris Causa), FRS, 10.4.1889- 14.10.1962, Obituary Notice Southcott, R. V. Herbert Womersley, ALS (Honoris Causa), FRS, 10.4.1889- 14.10.1962, Obituary Notice 1964 Records of the South Australian Museum 14 4 603-632 Book Section: Verco, Sir Joseph Cooke (1851-1933), physician and conchologist Southcott, R. V. Verco, Sir Joseph Cooke (1851-1933), physician and conchologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 318-319 Journal Article: Obituary: John Burton Cleland, Kt, CBE, MD, ChM, FRACP Southcott, R. V. Obituary: John Burton Cleland, Kt, CBE, MD, ChM, FRACP 1971 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 95 4 242-247 Book: Plants harmful to man in Australia Francis, D. F.; and Southcott, R. V. Plants harmful to man in Australia Adelaide Board of Governors Botanic Garden Adelaide 1967 Journal Article: John Burton Cleland Southcott, R. V. John Burton Cleland 1972 Medical Journal of Australia 1972 1 192-3 Journal Article: A pioneer in marine science - Dr Ronald Vernon Southcott Pearn, John A pioneer in marine science - Dr Ronald Vernon Southcott 1998 Australian marine science bulletin 144 18-9 Journal Article: An Australian soldier-naturalist: the civilian and military contributions of Captain Ronald Vernon Southcott AAMC (1918-1998) Pearn, John H. An Australian soldier-naturalist: the civilian and military contributions of Captain Ronald Vernon Southcott AAMC (1918-1998) 2004 ADF Health 5 2 94-5 Journal Article: The life and contributions of Dr [Ronald] Vernon Southcott, May 15, 1918 - April 9, 1998 Pearn, J.; and Russell, F. The life and contributions of Dr [Ronald] Vernon Southcott, May 15, 1918 - April 9, 1998 1999 Toxicon 37 6 837-40 Journal Article: Ronald Vernon Southcott, Acarologist, physicisn, naturalist Halliday, R. B.; and Pearn, J. H. Ronald Vernon Southcott, Acarologist, physicisn, naturalist 1999 International Journal of Acarology 25 151-3 Book Section: 250 years of Australian acarology Halliday, R. B. 250 years of Australian acarology Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO Publishing 2001 Acarology: proceedings of the 10th International Congress Halliday, R. B. et al 3-16 Journal Article: The Medical Zoologist - Ronald Vernon Southcott Pearn, John The Medical Zoologist - Ronald Vernon Southcott 2006 Toxicon 48 7 755-761 Ronald Vernon Southcott - Records State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana Ronald Vernon Southcott - Records PRG 233 1947 - 1948 A very large collection of records mostly relating to the poliomyelitis epidemic of 1947-48 and to the work 'Injuries to Man from Marine Invertibrates in the Australian Region' by J.B. Cleland and R.V. Southcott [32 m, PRG 233]. 32 m