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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn updated 2026-04-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001888b.htm person Evans John William AACR2 16 January 1906 15 July 1990 Place of Birth Jabalpore, India Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Entomologist Museum director John Evans was an entomologist who, having completed his degree at the University of Cambridge, came to Australia in 1926 to work on sharks. However, his employer having gone broke, he joined the CSIR Division of Entomology to work on the Prickly pear problem. Over the next few years, after training in economic entomology in New Zealand, he worked on Trichogramma (a wasp that attacks the eggs of the Codling moth) and thrips in the United Kingdom, Melbourne and Adelaide. Evans was a specialist in Hemiptera, particularly leafhoppers, with an interest in evolution and biogeography. For nine years from 1935 he was Entomologist (later Chief Biologist) for the Tasmanian Department of Agriculture before moving to London in 1944. He returned to Australia in 1955 on being appointed Director of the Australian Museum. Evans was prominent in entomological organisations. In the 1960s he was a member of the Permanent Committee of the International Congress of Entomology. He played a leading role in the establishment of the Australian Entomological Society in 1965, becoming an Honorary Member in 1970 1926 1926 Life event - Moved to Australia 1926 1926 Education - Graduated from University of Cambridge (Jesus College) 1926 1927 Career position - Junior Entomologist, CSIR Division of Economic Entomology 1927 1928 Career position - Training in economic entomology (noxious insects), Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand, Science and Industry Endowment Fund 1928 1928 Career position - Entomologist, Imperial Bureau of Entomology, Farnham Royal, United Kingdom 1928 1928 Career event - Travelled to the U.S.A. and Europe with Robin Tillyard 1935 1944 Career position - Entomologist (later Chief Biologist), Tasmanian Department of Agriculture 1945 1948 Career position - Entomologist, Imperial (later Commonwealth) Institute of Entomology, London 1948 1954 Career position - Senior Principal Scientific Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, London 1949 1949 Education - ScD, University of Cambridge 1955 1966 Career position - Director, Australian Museum, Sydney 1965 1970 Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Entomological Society 1970 1990 Career position - Honorary Member, Australian Entomological Society CSIR/O Division of Economic Entomology, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1928 - 1949)

Junior Entomologist 1928

 Australian Museum (1827 - )

Director 1955 - 1966

 Australian Entomological Society Inc (1965 - )

Foundation Member 1965 - 1970; honorary Member 1970 - 1990

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

Training in economic entomology (noxious insects), Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand 1927 - 1928

 Tillyard, Robin John (1881 - 1937)

Evans married Tillyard's daughter Faith

 Tasmanian Department of Agriculture [II], State of Tasmania (1911 - 1989)

Entomologist (later Chief Biologist) 1935 - 1944

Wikidata

 Evans, J W (1906-1990)

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 'Evans, John William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Evans, John William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Report: The work of the Division of Economic Entomology for the year 1928-29 Tillyard, R.J. The work of the Division of Economic Entomology for the year 1928-29 Melbourne Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia) 1929 Book: Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors Musgrave, A. Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors Sydney Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1932 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 Book Section: Waterhouse, Gustavus Athol (1877-1950), entomologist Evans, J. W. Waterhouse, Gustavus Athol (1877-1950), entomologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 390-391 Book: The Life and Work of Robin John Tillyard, 1881-1937 Evans, J. W. The Life and Work of Robin John Tillyard, 1881-1937 St Lucia University of Queensland Press 1963 Journal Article: Robin John Tillyard, 1881-1937 (Memorial series, no. 11) J. E. W. [ie John W. Evans] Robin John Tillyard, 1881-1937 (Memorial series, no. 11) 1946 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 71 5/6 252-256 Journal Article: The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea and Cercopoidea) Evans, J. W. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea and Cercopoidea) 1966 Australian Museum memoir 12 1-347 Journal Article: A review of present knowledge of the family Peloridiidae and new genera and new species from New Zealand and New Caledonia (Hemiptera: Insecta) Evans, J. W. A review of present knowledge of the family Peloridiidae and new genera and new species from New Zealand and New Caledonia (Hemiptera: Insecta) 1982 Records of the Australian Museum 34 5 381-406 Book: Insect pests and their control Evans, J. W. Insect pests and their control Hobart Government Printer 1943 Book: Insect delight: a life's journey Evans, John: illustrations by Faith Evans Insect delight: a life's journey Canberra Brolga Press 1989 Book: The injurious insects of the British Commonwealth (except the British Isles, India and Pakistan): with a section on the control of weeds by insects Evans, J. W. The injurious insects of the British Commonwealth (except the British Isles, India and Pakistan): with a section on the control of weeds by insects Farnham Royal, U.K. Commonwealth Institute of Entomology 1952 Journal Article: The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea and Cercopoidea), part 2 Evans, J. W. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea and Cercopoidea), part 2 1977 Records of the Australian Museum 31 83-129 Journal Article: Obituary: John William Evans (1906 - 1990) McDonald, F. J. D. and Fletcher, M. J. Obituary: John William Evans (1906 - 1990) 1990 Australian Entomological Society News Bulletin 26 4 187-9 Journal Article: Musings on bugs [Peloridiidae] Fletcher, Murray J. Musings on bugs [Peloridiidae] 2024 Myrmecia 60 3 8-12 Journal Article: Retirement of Dr. J. W. Evans Woodward, T. Retirement of Dr. J. W. Evans 1966 Australian Entomological Society News Bulletin 2 1 11-5 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 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 John William Evans - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection John William Evans - Records DeB 94 1930 - 1965 Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 28 April 1965, c9 minutes, 3 page transcript [DeB 94]. 1 tape Audio