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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003487b.htm person Whitten Maxwell John AM FAA FTSE AACR2 29 March 1940 Place of Birth Moree, New South Wales, Australia Geneticist Maxwell Whitten was Chief, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1981-1995. His interests include sustainable agriculture, small scale farming and biodiversity/conservation.

Born Moree, New South Wales, 29 March 1940. AM 1994. Educated University of Sydney (BSc (hons) 1962), University of Tasmania (PhD 1965) and Australian National University (BA 1974). Wheat Research Fellow, University of Tasmania 1963-65; Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1966-76; Professor of Genetics and Chairman, Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne 1976-81; Chief, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1981-95.

1983 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS) 1987 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1983] 1993 1993 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1994 1994 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to entomology CSIRO Division of Entomology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - )

Research Scientist 1966 - 1976; Chief 1981 - 1995

 Department of Genetics, The University of Melbourne (1950s - ) Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1993

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 [Elected Fellow AATS 1983]

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

Fellow 1983 - 1987

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 Whitten, Maxwell John (1940-)

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 'Whitten, Maxwell John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Whitten, Maxwell John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Whitten, Maxwell John Ward, C. Whitten, Maxwell John Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Journal Article: Douglas Frew Waterhouse, C.M.G. 3 June 1916 - 1 December 2000 Day, Maxwell F. C.; Whitten, Maxwell J.; and Sands, Don P. A. Douglas Frew Waterhouse, C.M.G. 3 June 1916 - 1 December 2000 2002 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 48 459-81 Journal Article: Douglas Frew Waterhouse 1916-2000 Day, Maxwell F.C.; Whitten, Maxwell J.; Sands, Don Douglas Frew Waterhouse 1916-2000 2001 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 4 495-519