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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/P001449b.htm person Specht Raymond Louis AO AACR2 19 July 1924 13 February 2021 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Botanist Ecologist Conservationist Raymond Specht was Professor of Botany at the University of Queensland from 1966 to 1989. He has also been an active member of a phenomenal number of scientific bodies and committees and has published widely in the fields of botany, ecology and conservation. Among his many publications were Vegetation of South Australia (1972) and Mediterranean ecosystems of the world (1981, 2nd edition 1988). 1942 1946 Career position - Student Teacher, then Junior and Secondary Teacher with the Education Department of South Australia 1946 1946 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc (hons)), University of Adelaide 1947 Career position - Member of the ANZAAS (Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science) 1947 Career position - Member, Royal Society of South Australia 1947 1947 Career position - Grassland Ecologist on a survey of the South-East of South Australia with the Agronomy Department of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute February 1948 November 1948 Career position - Botanist, American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory 1949 1949 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide 1949 1950 Career position - Senior Research Fellow in Botany, University of Adelaide 1951 1952 Career position - Councillor, Royal Society of South Australia 1951 1954 Career position - Lecturer in Botany, University of Adelaide 1953 1953 Education - PhD, University of Adelaide 1955 1960 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Botany, University of Adelaide 1961 Career position - Member, Royal Society of Victoria 1961 1961 Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 1961 1965 Career position - Reader in Plant Ecology, University of Melbourne 1964 1964 Career position - Acting-Head of the Department of Botany, University of Melbourne 1964 1967 Career position - Member, Planning Committee, International Biological Programme 1964 1967 Career position - Australian Convenor, Terrestrial Productivity and Conservation Sections, International Biological Programme 1966 1978 Career position - Head of the Department of Botany, University of Queensland 1966 1989 Career position - Professor of Botany, University of Queensland 1967 Career position - Member, Royal Society of Queensland 1968 1979 Career position - Member, Queensland Committee, CSIRO 1970 1970 Career position - Visiting Professor in the Department of Forestry, University of Oxford, UK 1970 1981 Career position - Member, Committee on Conservation, Australian Academy of Science 1974 1975 Education - DSc, University of Adelaide 1975 1975 Career position - Visiting Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Leeds, UK 1976 1976 Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research 1978 1984 Career position - Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the World Wildlife Fund Australia 1979 1983 Career position - Member, Advisory Committee, Australian Biological Resources Study 1979 1984 Career position - Member, World Wildlife Australian Scientific Committee 1989 Career position - Professor Emeritus, University of Queensland 2015 2021 Award - Life Member, Royal Society of Queensland 2020 2020 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to science, and to education, in the field of botany, plant ecology and conservation Royal Society of Queensland (1884 - )

Life Member 2015 - 2021

 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Member, Queensland Committee 1968 - 1979

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Member, Committee on Conservation 1978 - 1981

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Professor of Botany 1966 - 1989; Head, Department of Botany 1966 - 1978

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

Awarded the Medal 1961

 Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research (1959 - )

Awarded the Medal 1976

 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (1948)

Botanist

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 Specht, R L (1924-)

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 'Specht, Raymond Louis', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Specht, Raymond Louis Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Cambridge - Castlemaine: a Tribute to John Stewart Turner on the Occasion of his 80th Birthday Clifford, Harold T. Cambridge - Castlemaine: a Tribute to John Stewart Turner on the Occasion of his 80th Birthday St Lucia Botany Department, University of Queensland 1988 Book: The vegetation of South Australia : handbook of the flora and fauna of South Australia Specht, R. L. The vegetation of South Australia : handbook of the flora and fauna of South Australia 2nd Adelaide Government Printer 1972 Book Section: Wood, Joseph Garnett (1900-1959), botanist Specht, Ray Wood, Joseph Garnett (1900-1959), botanist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 578-579 Journal Article: Margaret McArthur Oliver Specht, Ray L. Margaret McArthur Oliver 2002 Australian Aboriginal Studies 2002 2 122-4 Journal Article: Obituary: Margaret McArthur Oliver 1919 - 2002 Specht, Ray L, Obituary: Margaret McArthur Oliver 1919 - 2002 2003 Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 12 2 127-8 Journal Article: Nutrition Studies (1948) of Nomadic Aborigines in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia McArthur, M.; Mccarthy, F.D.; and Specht, R.L. Nutrition Studies (1948) of Nomadic Aborigines in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia 2000 Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 9 3 215-223 Journal Article: Assessment of Mental Health in Indigenous Australians: the Role of John Ewart Cawte, a Pioneer in Transcultural Research Robertson, David J.; Specht, Raymond L.; and Nurcombe, Barry Assessment of Mental Health in Indigenous Australians: the Role of John Ewart Cawte, a Pioneer in Transcultural Research 2014 Health and History 16 2 107-14 Journal Article: American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (1948): its long-range impact Specht, R. L. American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (1948): its long-range impact 2012 Open ecology journal 5 53-83 Book: Mediterranean-type shrublands Di Castri, Francesco, Goodall, David W. and Specht, Raymond Mediterranean-type shrublands Amsterdan: New York Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co. 1981 Journal Article: Obituary: Brian Price Billington 24 February 1923 - 6 August 2003 Specht, R. L. Obituary: Brian Price Billington 24 February 1923 - 6 August 2003 2004 Australian Aboriginal studies 2 133 Journal Article: History of identification of Queensland plant communities : from Leichhardt (1844-45) to 1995 Specht, R. L. and Specht, M. M. History of identification of Queensland plant communities : from Leichhardt (1844-45) to 1995 1997 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 106 2 17-26 Journal Article: Obituary: Desmond Andrew Herbert, C.M.G., D.Sc Specht, Ray Obituary: Desmond Andrew Herbert, C.M.G., D.Sc 1978 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 89 134-5 Edited Book: Personal experiences on the coast of adventure: Arnhem Land reunion, Sydney, 27 - 28th June 1998 Specht, R. L. & Specht, A. Personal experiences on the coast of adventure: Arnhem Land reunion, Sydney, 27 - 28th June 1998 [Coffs Harbour, N.S.W.] Southern Cross University 1998 Edited Book: Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 3: botany and plant ecology Specht, R. L. and Mountford, C. P. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 3: botany and plant ecology Carlton, Vic Melbourne University Press 1958 Book Section: The history of botanical exploration in the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Reserve Specht, R. L. The history of botanical exploration in the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Reserve Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 1958 Records of the American Australian Expedition to Arnhem Land, 3: botany and plant ecology R. L. Specht and C. P. Mountford 1-8 Edited Book: Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 4: zoology Specht, R. L. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 4: zoology Parkville, Vic. Melbourne University Press 1964 Book Section: Plants collected by Dr H. Basedow on the Mackay Expedition Arnhem Land, 1928 Specht, R. L. Plants collected by Dr H. Basedow on the Mackay Expedition Arnhem Land, 1928 Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 1958 Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 3: botany and plant ecology R. L. Specht and C. P. Mountford 319-25 Book Section: Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition Specht, Ray L. Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 1958 Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 3: botany and plant ecology R. L. Specht and C. P. Mountford 185-317 Book Section: Climate, geology, soils and plant ecology of the northern portion of Arnhem Land Specht, Ray L. Climate, geology, soils and plant ecology of the northern portion of Arnhem Land Carlton, Vic Melbourne University Press 1958 Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 3: botany and plant ecology R. L. Specht and C. P. Mountford 333-414 Book Section: An introduction to the ethno-botany of Arnhem Land Specht, Ray L. An introduction to the ethno-botany of Arnhem Land Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 1958 Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 3: botany and plant ecology R. L. Specht and C. P. Mountford 479-504 Book Section: Geographical relationships of the flora of Arnhem Land Specht, Ray L. Geographical relationships of the flora of Arnhem Land Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 1958 Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 3: botany and plant ecology R. L. Specht and C. P. Mountford 415-78 Journal Article: E.O. Teale (formerly Thiele) Specht, Ray E.O. Teale (formerly Thiele) Australian Forest History Society 2004 Australian Forest History Society Newsletter 39 5 Book Section: Ecology and the Arnhem Land Expedition: Raymond Specht, a botanist in the field McCarthy, Lynne Ecology and the Arnhem Land Expedition: Raymond Specht, a botanist in the field Canberra ANU Press 2011 Exploring the legacy of the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition Thomas, Martin and Neale, Margot 157-69 Journal Article: Royal Society of Queensland, award of Life Member: Professor Ray Specht invested as Life Member, December 2015 Specht, Alison, Sattler, Paul, Hynes, Ross, Davie, Jim and Stubbs, Brett Royal Society of Queensland, award of Life Member: Professor Ray Specht invested as Life Member, December 2015 2016 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 121 83-5 Journal Article: The legacy of the International Biological Program in Australia Specht, Alison; and Specht, Raymond L. The legacy of the International Biological Program in Australia 2020 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 218 113-24 Journal Article: Obituary Raymond Louis Specht, 1924 - 2021 Specht, Alison Obituary Raymond Louis Specht, 1924 - 2021 2021 Proceedings of The Royal Society of Queensland 129 129-35 Resource Section: Emeritus Professor Raymond Louis Specht: Officer of the Order of Australia Emeritus Professor Raymond Louis Specht: Officer of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2020 It's an Honour Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat Book: Clever men: how worlds collided on the scientific expedition to Arnhem Land of 1948 Thomas, Martin Clever men: how worlds collided on the scientific expedition to Arnhem Land of 1948 Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin 2025 Edited Book: Ray Specht: a retrospective 1948 - 2018 Doley, David Ray Specht: a retrospective 1948 - 2018 Brisbane Royal Society of Queensland 2018 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2019 Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor Who's who in Australia 2019 55th Southbank, Vic. AAP Directories 2018 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010 Journal Article: John Stewart Turner 1908-1991 Ashton, D. H.; Ducker, S. C. John Stewart Turner 1908-1991 1993 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 3 278-290 Edited Book: Exploring the Legacy of the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition Thomas, Martin and Neale, Margo Exploring the Legacy of the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition Canberra ANU E Press 2011 Raymond Louis Specht - Records Private hands (Specht, R.L.) Raymond Louis Specht - Records 1946 - 1988 Correspondence 1950-88 (2 m); reports 1950-88 (2 m); meeting records 1950-88 (2 m); research notes 1948-61 (1 box); field surveys; vegetation photographs 1946-88; vegetation maps; family history materials compiled 1986. 6.5 m