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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-26 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005579b.htm person Oldroyd David Roger FAHA AACR2 20 January 1936 7 November 2014 Place of Birth Luton, United Kingdom Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Science historian David Oldroyd was an historian of science whose expertise in the history of geology was recognised world-wide. He taught in schools in the United Kingdom and New Zealand before coming to Australia to join the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of New South Wales. Oldroyd was a prolific writer and book reviewer in his field, and was editor or served on the editorial board of a number of journals. He was active in Australian and international history of science societies. 1958 1958 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Cambridge 1962 1962 Life event - Migrated to New Zealand 1966 1969 Career position - Chemistry Master, Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand 1969 1969 Life event - Moved to Australia 1969 1976 Career position - Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science, University of New South Wales 1974 1974 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales? 1975 1981 Career position - Member, National Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science, Australian Academy of Science 1976 1985 Career position - Senior Lecturer, History and Philosophy of Science, University of New South Wales 1984 1985 Career position - Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Concordia University, Montreal 1986 1991 Career position - Associate Professor, History and Philosophy of Science, University of New South Wales 1990 1994 Career position - Member, National Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science, Australian Academy of Science 1990 2014 Career position - Member, History of Earth Sciences Society 1993 1993 Award - Dyason Lecturer, Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science and Society 1993 1995 Career position - President, Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science 1993 2014 Career position - Fellow, Geological Society, London 1994 1994 Award - Sue Tyler Friedman Medal for the History of Geology, Geological Society of London 1994 2014 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) 1995 1995 Career position - Professor, School of Science and Technical Studies, University of New South Wales 1996 1996 Life event - Retired 1996 2004 Career position - Secretary-General, International Commission for the History of Geological Sciences 1996 2014 Career position - Honorary Professor, School of History and Philosophy, University of New South Wales 1999 1999 Award - History of Geology Award, Geological Society of America 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of the history of science 2004 2014 Career position - Vice-President, International Commission for the History of Geological Sciences 2008 2013 Career position - Editor, Earth Sciences History 2008 2014 Career position - Member, International Academy for the History of Science 2014 2014 Award - Vallance Medal, Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia Tom Vallance Medal, Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia (2011 - )

Awarded the Medal 2014

 The University of New South Wales (1958 - )

Professor, School of Science and Technical Studies 1995

 Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (1967 - )

President 1993-1995: Dyason Lecturer 1993

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Member, National Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science, 1975 - 1981 and 1990 - 1994

 Australian Academy of the Humanities (1969 - )

Fellow 1994 - 2014

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 'Oldroyd, David Roger', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Oldroyd, David Roger Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: David Oldroyd (1936-2014) Branagan, David David Oldroyd (1936-2014) 2015 Earth Sciences History 34 1 152-4 Journal Article: David Oldroyd - outstanding historian of geological sciences Grigelis, Algimantas David Oldroyd - outstanding historian of geological sciences 2015 Geologijos Akiračiai/Geological Horizons 1 25-32 Journal Article: INHIGEO and the research on the history of geology: an interview with David Oldroyd, Oslo, Norway, 7-8 August 2008 Zhang, Jiuchen INHIGEO and the research on the history of geology: an interview with David Oldroyd, Oslo, Norway, 7-8 August 2008 2009 INHIGEO Newsletter 41 2008 25-37 Journal Article: David Oldroyd 1936-2014 Boschiero, Luciano and Wray, K. Brad David Oldroyd 1936-2014 2015 Metascience 24 1 1-2 Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of the Humanities Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of the Humanities Book Section: In the Footsteps of Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855): Soldier, Surveyor, Explorer, Geologist, and Probably the First Person to Compile Geological Maps in Australia Oldroyd, D. In the Footsteps of Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855): Soldier, Surveyor, Explorer, Geologist, and Probably the First Person to Compile Geological Maps in Australia London Geological Society 2007 Four Centuries of Geological Travel: the Search for Knowledge on Foot, Bicycle, Sledge and Camel Wyse-Jackson, P. N. 343-373 Edited Book: History of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology Grapes, R. H.; Oldroyd, D. R.; and Grigelis, A. History of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology London Geological Society 2008 Conference Paper: Griffith Taylor and his Views on Race, Environment and Settlement and the Peopling of Australia Oldroyd, D. R. Griffith Taylor and his Views on Race, Environment and Settlement and the Peopling of Australia 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 251-274 Review: Episodes (International Union of Geological Sciences) Oldroyd, David 2011 Episodes (International Union of Geological Sciences) 34 282-4 Review: Australian Book Review Oldroyd, David 2004 Australian Book Review 263 August 47-48 Book Section: A Brief History of the Sapphire Industry in Queensland Oldroyd, David A Brief History of the Sapphire Industry in Queensland Madrid Publicaciones del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España 2011 History of Mineral Resources Ortiz,J. E. Et al. 155-66 Review: A Pioneer of (Mining) Geology in New Zealand Oldroyd, David A Pioneer of (Mining) Geology in New Zealand 2009 INHIGEO Newsletter 40 47-50 Journal Article: A Priori and a Posteriori Geological Mapping: the Geological Maps of the World by Ami Boué (1843) and Jules Marcou (1861) - the Australasian aspects Oldroyd, David A Priori and a Posteriori Geological Mapping: the Geological Maps of the World by Ami Boué (1843) and Jules Marcou (1861) - the Australasian aspects 2014 Earth Sciences History 33 227-58 Book Section: Griffith Taylor, Ernest Andrews et al: Early Ideas on the Development of the River Systems of the Sydney Region, Eastern Australia, and Subsequent Ideas on the Associated Geomorphological Problems Oldroyd, David R. Griffith Taylor, Ernest Andrews et al: Early Ideas on the Development of the River Systems of the Sydney Region, Eastern Australia, and Subsequent Ideas on the Associated Geomorphological Problems London Geological Society 2008 History of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology Grapes, R. H., Oldroyd, D. R. and Grigelis, A. 241-77 Book Section: Reg Sprigg and the Discovery of the Ediacara Fauna in South Australia: Its Approach to the High Table Modern Paleontology Turner, Susan and Oldroyd, David Reg Sprigg and the Discovery of the Ediacara Fauna in South Australia: Its Approach to the High Table Modern Paleontology Chicago & London University of Chicago 2009 The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology Sepkoski, David and Ruse, Michael 254-78 Journal Article: The Tom Vallence Medal [presented to David Oldroyd] Anon The Tom Vallence Medal [presented to David Oldroyd] 2013 Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group 44 3-5 Journal Article: IHHIGEO and the research on the history of geology: an interview with David Oldroyd, Oslo, Norway, 7-8 August 2008 Jiuchen Zhang IHHIGEO and the research on the history of geology: an interview with David Oldroyd, Oslo, Norway, 7-8 August 2008 2009 INHIGEO newsletter 41 25-37 Journal Article: Memories of Professor David Oldroyd (1936 - 2014) Grigelis, Algimantas Memories of Professor David Oldroyd (1936 - 2014) 2016 INHIGEO Annual Record 48 35-43 Journal Article: David Oldroyd - outstanding historian of geological sciences Grigelis, Algimantas David Oldroyd - outstanding historian of geological sciences 2015 Geologijos Akiraciai/Geological Horizons 1 25-32 Resource: Australian geology hall of fame Geological Society of Australia Australian geology hall of fame Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia 2022 ESHG Biographies