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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/P001231b.htm person Womersley Herbert ALS AACR2 10 April 1889 14 October 1962 Place of Birth Warrington, Lancashire, United Kingdom Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Entomologist Acarologist Herbert Womersley was an entomologist whose research focussed on the taxonomy of Acarina (mites and ticks), Apterygota (silverfish) and Diptera (flies). He came to Australia in 1930 to work for the CSIRO Division of Economic Entomology in Western Australia but, with limited prospects of continued employment, applied to become Entomologist at the South Australian Museum. For the next 26 years he was responsible for all the Museum's arthropod collections except Crustaceae, including their curation and research into their taxonomy and classification, particularly species of economic importance. In the process he developed the Museum's collection of Acarina into one of the world's most significant. Of his nearly 200 publications, over 150 were on Acarina and included major works on species occurring in Australasia and southeast Asia. After his official retirement, the Museum created the position of Acarologist so that Womersley could continue his research. Womersley played a leading role in the Royal Society of South Australia serving in executive offices including President. Seven genera and over 20 species were names in his honour. 1915 1917 Career position - Served with the Royal Army Medical Corps and the Chemical Corps, Royal Engineers 1920 1930 Career position - Manager, Fuel and Steamraising Department, Christopher Thomas & Bros Ltd (soap manufacturers) 1926 1962 Career position - Fellow, Entomological Society of London 1929 1929 Award - Associate (Honoris Causa), Linnean Society of London 1930 1930 Life event - Migrated to Australia 1930 1932 Career position - Entomologist, Section of Pasture and Field Pests, CSIR Division of Entomology 1933 1940 Career position - Entomologist, South Australian Institute 1933 1962 Career position - Member, Royal Society of South Australia 1938 1943 Career position - Editor, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 1940 1954 Career position - Entomologist, South Australian Museum 1943 1943 Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 1943 1944 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1954 1954 Life event - Retired as Entomologist 1954 1959 Career position - Acarologist, South Australian Museum 1959 1959 Life event - Retired as Acarologist 1959 1962 Career position - Honorary Acarologist, South Australian Museum 1962 1962 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of South Australia Womersley, Hugh Bryan Spencer (Bryan) (1922 - 2011) Womersley, John (1920 - 1985) South Australian Museum (1940 - )

Entomologist 1940 - 1959; Acarologist 1954 - 1959

 South Australian Institute (1856 - 1940)

Entomologist 1933 - 1940

 Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (1928 - )

Awarded the Medal 1943

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President 1943 - 1944; Honorary Fellow 1962

 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

Editor 1938 - 1943

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 Womersley, H (1889-1962)

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 'Womersley, Herbert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Womersley, Herbert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Scientific papers from the Division of Economic Entomology published elsewhere than in the Council's publications Tillyard, R.J. Scientific papers from the Division of Economic Entomology published elsewhere than in the Council's publications Melbourne Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 1932 Journal of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 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 Journal Article: Herbert Womersley, ALS (Hon. Causa), FRS, 1889-1962 Herbert Womersley, ALS (Hon. Causa), FRS, 1889-1962 1963 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 87 249-252 Book: Acarina Womersley, H. Acarina Sydney Government Printer 1937 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: 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 Herbert Womersley - Records State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana Herbert Womersley - Records PRG 146 1923 - 1945 Letters received, copies of letters sent, scientific papers and bibliographic and biographical notes by R.V. Southcott [800 pages, PRG 146]. 800 pages