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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1999-05-28 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-02-28 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003066b.htm person Calaby John Henry AO AACR2 19 October 1922 19 September 1998 Place of Birth Creswick, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Naturalist Ornithologist John Calaby was a pioneer on research into Australia's endangered species and an acknowledged authority on the biology, ecology, distribution and taxonomy of Australian animals especially mammals. On being appointed to the CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section (later the Division of Wildlife and Ecology) he was involved in attempts to control rabbit populations in Western Australia, in particular by the introduction of the myxoma virus. From 1956 he concentrated on mammal research, making groundbreaking discoveries on macropod physiology and reproduction. He also made significant contributions to faunal surveys conducted by the Division often in remote and largely unsurveyed areas of northern Australia. Surveys of the Alligator Rivers Region ultimately led to the creation of the Kakadu National Park. A 1960 report by Calaby and Francis Ratcliffe (Chief of the Division) on Australia's endangered mammals became the baseline for future studies. Calaby was responsible for the collection of nearly 45,000 voucher specimens that resulted from the surveys conducted by the Division: in 1976 at his urging this collection was designated the Australian National Wildlife Collection. In 1998 he was commemorated by the naming of the John Calaby Resources Centre, CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology. Thirty species of animals are named after him. 1942 1942 Education - Diploma in Applied Chemistry, Ballarat School of Mines 1943 1945 Career position - Technical Assistant, Explosives and Ammunition Research, Munitions Supply Laboratories 1945 1950 Career position - Experimental Officer, CSIRO Division of Economic Entomology 1950 1972 Career position - Experimental Officer and Research Scientist, CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section 1958 1958 Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Mammal Society 1960 1972 Career position - Editor, Australian Mammal Society Bulletin 1968 1998? Career position - Member, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1972 1987 Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section 1977 1977 Award - Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc), Australian National University 1983 1983 Award - Ellis Troughton Memorial Award, Australian Mammal Society 1985 1987 Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology 1986 1998 Award - Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1986 1998 Award - Fellow and Honorary Life Member, Australian Mammal Society 1987 1987 Life event - Retired 1987 1998 Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology 1993 1993 Award - Honorary Member, American Society of Mammalogists 1994 1994 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition of service to science, particularly in the fields of zoology and ecology and to Australian mammalogy CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1949 - 1962)

Experimental Officer and Research Scientist at the CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section (1950 - 1972); Senior Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section (1972 - 1987)

 CSIR/O Division of Economic Entomology, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1928 - 1949)

Experimental Officer 1945 - 1950

 Australian Mammal Society (1958 - )

Foundation Member 1958; Fellow and Honorary Life Member 1986 - 1998

 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (1879 - )

Fellow 1896 - 1998

 Ellis Troughton Memorial Award, Australian Mammal Society (1978 - )

Received the Award 1983

 CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1987 - 2000) 1985 1998

Assistant Chief at the CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology (1985 - 1987); Honorary Research Fellow of the CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology from 1987. Commemorated by the John Calaby Resources Centre, CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, 1998.

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 'Calaby, John Henry', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Calaby, John Henry Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Harold James Frith 1921-1982 Tyndale-Biscoe, C. H.; Calaby, J. H.; and Davies, S. J. J. F. Harold James Frith 1921-1982 1995 Historical Records of Australian Science 10 3 247-263 Book: So much that is new: Baldwin Spencer, 1860-1929 Mulvaney, D. J.; and Calaby, J. H. So much that is new: Baldwin Spencer, 1860-1929 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1985 Book: Kangaroos Frith, H. J.; and Calaby, J. H. Kangaroos Melbourne F.W.Cheshire 1969 Book Section: Preiss, Johann August Ludwig (1811-1883), naturalist Calaby, J. H. Preiss, Johann August Ludwig (1811-1883), naturalist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 249-250 Book Section: Shaw, George (1751-1813), naturalist Calaby, J. H. Shaw, George (1751-1813), naturalist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 437 Journal Article: Investigating the Interior Calaby, J. H. Investigating the Interior 1977 Australian Natural History 19 2 42-45 Book Section: Gray, John Edward (1800-1875), naturalist Calaby, J. H. Gray, John Edward (1800-1875), naturalist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 470 Book Section: Latham, John (1740-1837), ornithologist Calaby, J. H. Latham, John (1740-1837), ornithologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 88-89 Book Section: MacGillivray, John (1821-1867), naturalist Calaby, J. H. MacGillivray, John (1821-1867), naturalist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 167-168 Journal Article: Australian Mammals Since 1770 Calaby, J. H. Australian Mammals Since 1770 1970 Australian Natural History 16 8 241-288 Edited Book: The Hunter sketchbook: birds and flowers of New South Wales drawn on the spot in 1788, 89 and 90 by Captain John Hunter Calaby, J. The Hunter sketchbook: birds and flowers of New South Wales drawn on the spot in 1788, 89 and 90 by Captain John Hunter Canberra National Library of Australia 1989 Journal Article: Obituary: John H. Calaby 1922 - 1998 Taylor, J. Mary Obituary: John H. Calaby 1922 - 1998 1999 Journal of Mammalogy 80 3 1038-47 Book: A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 Upton, M. S. A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 Melbourne CSIRO Publishing 1997 Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001