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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Roseanne Walker; Peter Fagg updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003561b.htm person Gilbert John Maxwell FIFA AACR2 19 October 1913 09 March 2007 Place of Birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Place of Death Tasmania, Australia Forester Max Gilbert joined the Tasmanian Forestry Department in 1934 at the age of 21. In the late 1940s and 1950s he made significant contributions to improving the quality of Pinus radiata plantations in Tasmania through better nursery practices, selection of superior trees in plantations, establishment of progeny trials and the development of seed orchards. He headed the Silvicultural and Fire Protection Branch from the early 1950s. Max Gilbert studied the regeneration of wet eucalypt forests in Australian Newsprint Mills' concession areas, particularly the Florentine, Styx and Tyenna Valleys. His resultant PhD was the first one on forest ecology to be awarded in Tasmania. He went on to establish that the burn and sow method was consistently successful in regenerating Eucalyptus regnans after clear-fell timber harvesting in Tasmania. He was in charge of the Tasmanian Forestry Commission's silvicultural research activities until his retirement in 1974. 1945 1950s Career position - Fire Protection Officer, Tasmanian Forestry Department 1950s 1974 Career position - Head, Silvicultural and Fire Protection Branch, Tasmanian Forestry Department 1954 1954 Award - First recipient of Australian Newsprint Mills Fellowship for silvicultural studies 1958 1958 Education - Doctor of Philospohy (PhD), University of Tasmania 1971 2007 Award - Fellow, Institute of Foresters of Australia (FIFA) 1973 1973 Award - N. W. Jolly Medal, Institute of Foresters of Australia 1974 1974 Life event - Retired Institute of Foresters of Australia (1935 - )

Fellow 1971 - 2007

 N. W. Jolly Medal, Institute of Foresters of Australia (1959 - )

Awarded the Medal 1973

 Forestry Commission (of Tasmania), State of Tasmania (1947 - 1994)

Head, Silvicultural and Fire Protection Branch 1950s - 1974; Fire Protection Officer 1945 - 1950s

 Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd (ANM) (1938 - 1997)

Australian Newsprint Mills Fellowship 1954

 Gilbert, J. Maxwell, by Peter Fagg

The Study of Australian Eucalypts: Forestry

 Gilbert, J M

Trove

 'Gilbert, John Maxwell (Max)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gilbert, John Maxwell (Max) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thesis: Eucalypt-rainforest relationships and the regeneration of the eucalypts Gilbert, J.M. Eucalypt-rainforest relationships and the regeneration of the eucalypts Hobart University of Tasmania 1958 Journal Article: Regeneration of harvested forests. Gilbert, J.M.; and Cunningham, T.M. Regeneration of harvested forests. 1972 Appita Journal 26 43-45 Journal Article: Regeneration of Eucalyptus regnans in the Florentine Valley. Gilbert, J.M. Regeneration of Eucalyptus regnans in the Florentine Valley. 1960 Appita - Journal of the Australian Pulp and Paper Industry 13 132-135 Journal Article: Forest succession in the Florentine Valley, Tasmania. Gilbert, J.M. Forest succession in the Florentine Valley, Tasmania. 1959 Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 95 129-151 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000