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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005570b.htm person Banks Maxwell Robert AM AACR2 21 July 1925 24 November 2014 Place of Birth Punchbowl, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Hobart?, Tasmania, Australia Geologist Maxwell Banks was an expert on geology of Tasmania, especially Ordovician and Permo-Triassic periods. His research led to major advances in understanding the geology and resources of Tasmania, and won national recognition. He had an extensive knowledge of the early study of Tasmanian geology especially by French and English explorers. Banks was a long-serving member of the Royal Society of Tasmania, holding various offices between 1966 and 1996, including Editor of the Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania for 27 years. He published prolifically, including in education. The genera Banksiaporites and Banksiops and 13 species were named in his honour. In 1998 the Royal Society of Tasmania awarded the inaugural M. R. Banks Medal. 1947 1947 Award - University of Sydney medallist 1947 1947 Award - Deas-Thompson Scholarship for Geology, University of Sydney 1947 1947 Career position - Demonstrator, Department of Geology, University of Tasmania 1947 1947 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1948 1952 Career position - Lecturer, University of Tasmania 1952 1966 Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania 1958 1967 Career position - Council Member, Australian Institution of Cartographers 1960 1960 Career position - President, Australian Institution of Cartographers 1965 1966 Career position - President, Geological Society of Australia 1966 1968 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of Tasmania 1966 1990 Career position - Reader, Department of Geology, University of Tasmania 1971 1973 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of Tasmania 1973 1975 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Tasmania 1973 2000 Career position - Editor, Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1974 1984 Career position - Member of the Board of the Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, as the representative of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1977 1977 Award - Honorary Doctorate, University of Lille, France 1978 1978 Award - Royal Society of Tasmania Medal 1978 1978 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Tasmania 1979 1984 Career position - Chairman, Board of the Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery 1981 1981 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - in recognition of service to the community and science 1986 2014 Award - Life Member, Royal Society of Tasmania 1990 1990 Life event - Retired 1992 2014 Award - Honorary Life Member, Geological Society of Australia 1993 1994 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of Tasmania 1995 1996 Career position - Honorary Secretary, Royal Society of Tasmania 1998 1998 Award - M. R. Banks Medal first awarded by the Royal Society of Tasmania Royal Society of Tasmania Medal (1927 - )

Awarded the Medal 1978

 Geological Society of Australia Inc (1952 - )

Foundation Member 1952; President 1965 - 1966; Life Member 1992 - 2014

 The University of Tasmania (1890 - )

Dean, Faculty of Science 1973 - 1975

 Royal Society of Tasmania (1843 - )

Editor of the Society's journal 1973 - 2000; Vice-President 1983 - 1984; Life Member 1986 - 2014; the M. R. Banks Medal was inaugurated by the Society in 1998

 Australian Institute of Cartographers (1923 - ?)

President 1960

 M. R. Banks Medal, Royal Society of Tasmania (1998 - )

The M. R. Banks Medal had been presented by the Royal Society of Tasmania since 1998

 Banks, Maxwell (19250721-20141124)

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 'Banks, Maxwell Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Banks, Maxwell Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Maxwell Robert Banks 21 July 1925 - 24 November 2014 Quilty, Patrick G. Maxwell Robert Banks 21 July 1925 - 24 November 2014 2015 TAG: Geological Society of Australia Newsletter 174 42-3 Edited Book: Landscape and man : the interaction between man and environment in western Tasmania Banks. M. R.; and Kirkpatrick, J. B. Landscape and man : the interaction between man and environment in western Tasmania Hobart Royal Society of Tasmania 1977 Edited Book: Aspects of Tasmanian botany : a tribute to Winifred Curtis Banks, M. R. [and others] Aspects of Tasmanian botany : a tribute to Winifred Curtis Hobart Royal Society of Tasmania 1991 Book Section: Loftus-Hills, Clive (1885-1967), geologist Banks, Maxwell R. Loftus-Hills, Clive (1885-1967), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 132 Journal Article: Charles Darwin's Visit to Hobart Town Banks, Max Charles Darwin's Visit to Hobart Town 1982 Tasmanian Tramp 24 180-186 Conference Paper: Geological Torchbearers in Tasmania, 1840-1890 - Two Amateurs and a Professional Banks, M. R. Geological Torchbearers in Tasmania, 1840-1890 - Two Amateurs and a Professional Sydney International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences 1994 Useful and Curious Geological Enquiries Beyond the World: Pacific-Asia Historical Themes: The 19th International INHIGEO Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 4-8 July, 1994 D. F. Branagan and G. H. McNally 214-230 Journal Article: Fossil Discoveries in Van Diemen's Land Banks, M. Fossil Discoveries in Van Diemen's Land 1991 Bulletin of the Fossil Collectors' Association of Australasia 32-33 13-20 Book: Francois Peron's natural history of Maria Island, Tasmania Plomley, Brian; Cornell, Christine; and Banks, Max Francois Peron's natural history of Maria Island, Tasmania Launceston, Tas. Queen Victoria Museum 1990 Journal Article: Samuel Warren Carey 1911-2002 Quilty, Patrick G.; and Banks, Maxwell R. Samuel Warren Carey 1911-2002 2003 Historical Records of Australian Science 14 3 313-335 Journal Article: A history of discovery, study and exploitation of coal in Tasmania Bacon, C. A.; and Banks, M. R. A history of discovery, study and exploitation of coal in Tasmania 1989 Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 123 137-89 Journal Article: Obituary: Maxwell Robert Banks AM, D.Sc., D.H.C. (Lille), 21 July 1925 - 24 October 2014 Quilty, Patrick M. Obituary: Maxwell Robert Banks AM, D.Sc., D.H.C. (Lille), 21 July 1925 - 24 October 2014 2014 Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 148 71-6