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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002608b.htm person Sprigg Reginald Claude AO FTSE AACR2 1 March 1919 2 December 1994 Place of Birth Stansbury, South Australia, Australia Geologist Reginald Sprigg was a South Australian geologist who was interested in geological surveys, mining and conservation. In 1962 he formed Beach Petroleum, incorporating his former company Geosurveys of Australia Pty Ltd, a company which became international by the late 1960s. In 1968 he bought Arkaroola, a derelict pastoral lease and turned it into a wild life sanctuary and wilderness reserve. Sprigg was Foundation President of the Australian Petroleum Exploration Association and winner of their Lewis G. Weekes Inaugural Gold Medal, and at age 17 became the youngest Fellow of the Royal Society of South Australia. Sprigg was educated at the University of Adelaide where he took geology classes taught by Douglas Mawson (q.v.), who said that "Sprigg was his best ever student". 1942 1942 Career position - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide c. 1942 c. 1945 Career position - War service in the Soils Department of the Waite Agricultural Institute and South Australian Department of Mines 1954 1960 Career position - Consultant to SANTOS 1954 1962 Career position - Geosurveys of Australia Pty Ltd established 1962 1962 Career position - Beach Petroleum NL established 1968 Career position - Arkaroola (Mount Painter) Pastoral lease obtained and a wild life sanctuary and wilderness reserve established 1968 1968 Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 1981 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS) 1983 1983 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For service to industry, particularly in the fields of geology and petroleum exploration 1987 1994 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1981] Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (1928 - )

Awarded the Medal 1968

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 [Elected Fellow AATS 1981]

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

Fellow 1981 - 1987

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 Sprigg, Reginald Claude (19190301-19941202)

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 'Sprigg, Reginald Claude', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sprigg, Reginald Claude Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Conference Paper: Reg Sprigg, Martin F. Glaessner, Mary Wade and the Ediacaran Fauna Turner, S.; and Vickers-Rich, P Reg Sprigg, Martin F. Glaessner, Mary Wade and the Ediacaran Fauna 2004 IGCP 493 Conference, Prato Workshop, Monash University Centre. August 30-31, 2004 1 Journal Article: The Adelaide Geosyncline: a Century of Controversy Sprigg, Reg C. The Adelaide Geosyncline: a Century of Controversy 1986 Earth Sciences History 5 1 66-83 Journal Article: The Emu Bay Shale: a History of Investigations Cooper, Barry J.; and Jago, James B The Emu Bay Shale: a History of Investigations 2011 Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 58 235-41 Journal Article: Reg Sprigg (1919-1994): a legend in his own life time Cooper, Barry Reg Sprigg (1919-1994): a legend in his own life time 1985 The Australian Geologist 94 73-4 Book Section: Reg Sprigg and the Discovery of the Ediacara Fauna in South Australia: Its Approach to the High Table Modern Paleontology Turner, Susan and Oldroyd, David Reg Sprigg and the Discovery of the Ediacara Fauna in South Australia: Its Approach to the High Table Modern Paleontology Chicago & London University of Chicago 2009 The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology Sepkoski, David and Ruse, Michael 254-78 Book: Rock Star: the Story of Reg Sprigg, an Outback Legend Weidenbach, Kristin Rock Star: the Story of Reg Sprigg, an Outback Legend Hindmarsh, S.A. East Street Publications 2008 Journal Article: Scientific Accomplishments of Reginald Claude Sprigg McGowran, Brian Scientific Accomplishments of Reginald Claude Sprigg 2013 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 137 1-52 Book Section: Sprigg, Glaessner and Wade and the Discovery and International Recognition of the Ediacaran Fauna Turner, S.; and Vickers-rich, Pat Sprigg, Glaessner and Wade and the Discovery and International Recognition of the Ediacaran Fauna London Geological Society 2007 Four Centuries of Geological Travel: the Search for Knowledge on Foot, Bicycle, Sledge and Camel Wyse-Jackson, P. N. 443-5