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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2024-09-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005588b.htm person Colbran Robert C. AACR2 3 August 1926 2 April 2010 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Parasitologist Robert Colbran made major contributions to the taxonomy of Australian nematodes and nematode control. He undertook pioneering taxonomic studies on plant parasitic nematodes and made important contributions to understanding the distribution, pathogenicity and control of nematodes in tropical and semitropical crops. Colbran published comprehensive records of all plant-parasitic nematodes he found in Queensland; his host lists were later extended to the rest of Australia. His experiments on soil fumigants and non-volatile nematicides formed the basis of control programs for the next 30 - 40 years, while his non-chemical control methods proved equally effective. In 1992 the Queensland Department of Primary Industries nematode collection of over 5,000 specimens of plant and soil nematodes, including several hundred types of species described by Colbran, were transferred to the Queensland Museum. 1948 1948 Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Queensland 1954 1958 Career position - Research scientist, Entomology Branch, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock 1958 1958 Career position - Rockefeller Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A 1962 1962 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland 1976 1976 Award - Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1976 1986 Career position - Director of Plant Pathology Branch, Queensland Department of Primary Industries 1986 1986 Life event - Retired Queensland Department of Primary Industries (I), State of Queensland (1963 - 1996)

Director of Plant Pathology Branch, 1976-1986.

 Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (1948 - )

Awarded the Medal 1976 by the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

 Colbran, Robert C. (19260803-20100402)

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 'Colbran, Robert C. (Bob)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Colbran, Robert C. (Bob) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Parasitology and the Queensland Museum, with Biographical Notes on Collectors Angus, B. M.; Cannon, L. G. R.; and Adlard, R. D. Parasitology and the Queensland Museum, with Biographical Notes on Collectors 2007 Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Nature 53 1-156 Journal Article: The history of plant and soil nematodes in Australia and New Zealand, with particular reference to the contributions of six pioneering nematologists Stirling, G. R.; Yeates, G. W.; Davies, K.; and Hodda, M. The history of plant and soil nematodes in Australia and New Zealand, with particular reference to the contributions of six pioneering nematologists 2008 Australasian Plant Pathology 37 3 203-19