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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004071b.htm person Williams William David AO AACR2 21 August 1936 Place of Birth Liverpool, England Marine scientist Limnologist William Williams worked on the biology of salt lakes around Australia in the early 1960s. In 1973 he wrote Inland Waters and Their Ecology, with I. A. E. Bayly. He also wrote a number of other books on salinity, inland waters, etc. between 1972 and 1999.

Fellow, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

1956 1956 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom 1960 1960 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom 1961 1961 Life event - Arrived in Australia 1961 1961 Career position - Founding Member, Australian Society for Limnology 1961 1973 Career position - Lecturer (Senior Lecturer and Reader) in Zoology, Monash University 1972 1972 Career position - President, Australian Society for Limnology 1974 1974 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom 1974 1974 Education - DipEd, Monash University 1975 1994 Career position - Professor of Zoology, University of Adelaide 1977 1977 Award - Hilary Jolly Medal, Australian Society for Limnology 1984 1990 Career position - Trustee, World Wildlife Fund, Australia 1990 1990 Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 1990 1993 Career position - Member, Expert Working Group, United Nations Environment Programme Aral Sea Rehabilitation Project 1992 1994 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1995 Career position - Emeritus Professor and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow 2002 2002 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to science, particularly as a pioneer in and a major contributor to the body of world knowledge in the field of limnology, and as an advocate for the need for conservation of species and habitats and the environment Smith, Meredith Joan (1943 - 1998) Hilary Jolly Medal, Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (1974 - )

Awarded the Medal 1977

 Australian Society for Limnology (1961 - 2017)

Founding Member 1962 - ; President 1972

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Professor of Zoology 1975 - 1994

 Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (1928 - )

Awarded the Medal 1990

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President 1992 - 1994

 Williams, W D (1936-)

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 'Williams, William David', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Williams, William David Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A taxonomic revision of Australian species of Paratya (Crustacea: Atyidae) Williams, W. D. and Smith, M. J. A taxonomic revision of Australian species of <span style="font-style:italic">Paratya</span> (Crustacea: Atyidae) 1979 Australian journal of marine and freshwater research 30 815-32 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