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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-11-02 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005299b.htm person Douglas John Gordon AACR2 2 June 1929 6 February 2007 Place of Birth Colac, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia Palaeobotanist Author Palaeobotanist John Douglas Gordon was employed by the Geological Survey of Victoria in 1955 and continued to work there for many years, as an expert in plant fossils of the Cretaceous Period. In 1976, he and colleague Lex Ferguson co-authored Geology of Victoria, which was widely acclaimed for its comprehensive detailing of the 550 million year geological history of Victoria. Douglas was committed to the preservation of geologically significant locations and was instrumental raising awareness of a threatened site outside Yea which contained fossils of the oldest known vascular plants in the world. Gordon wrote widely in his field, having published over 70 scientific papers by the end of his career. In his youth he was also a high level athlete, competing in AFL as well as numerous European track events. In acknowledgement of his achievements he was elected to carry the Olympic Torch through Warrnambool in the year 2000. 1954 1954 Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science, University of Melbourne 1955 1955 Career event - Employed by the Geological Survey of Victoria 1967 1967 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Palaeobotany, University of Melbourne 1976 1976 Career event - Publication of Geology of Victoria Geological Survey of Victoria (1852 - )

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 'Douglas, John Gordon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Douglas, John Gordon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Plant fossil expert did all the hard yards Douglas, A. Plant fossil expert did all the hard yards 2007 The Age

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 Journal Article: The Baragwanathia story: an update Douglas, J. G. and Holmes, F. C. The <span style="font-style:italic">Baragwanathia</span> story: an update 2006 The fossil collector 77 9-26 Journal Article: Dr John (Jack) Gordon George Douglas, Palaeobotanist and Naturalist, 2 June 1929 - 6 february 2007 Douglas, Anne and Wallis, Rob Dr John (Jack) Gordon George Douglas, Palaeobotanist and Naturalist, 2 June 1929 - 6 february 2007 2007 The Victorian naturalist 124 1 45-6