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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-04-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005609b.htm person Watson John Anthony Linthorne AACR2 Watson, Tony 20 September 1935 4 December 1993 Place of Birth Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia Entomologist Tony Watson was on of the world's leading authorities on dragonflies (Odonata). After studying the hormonal development of insects at the University of Cambridge and three years on the staff of the Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, he returned to Australia in 1966. He joined the staff of CSIRO Division of Entomology, becoming Australia's expert on the taxonomy, biology and ecology of termites. In the 1960s he collaborated with Günther Theischinger on the description of Australia's dragonflies, studying their taxonomy, morphology, larval biology and potential role as biological indicators. Watson served on the Standards Association of Australia Committee on termite treatments and a number of other committees on termites and other entomological matters. He was a member of the editorial boards of Australian Journal of Zoology, Odonatologica and Notulae odonatologicae, and was active in the in Societatis Internationalis Odonatologica. Several insect species were named in his honour. 1956 1956 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia 1957 1957 Award - Hackett Scholarship, University of Western Australia 1963 1965 Career position - Assistant Professor, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 1967 1993 Career position - Scientific officer, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1978 1978 Career position - Liaison Officer for Australasian and the Southern Pacific, Societatis Internationalis Odonatologica 1984 1984 Award - Ian Mackerras Medal for outstanding contributions to entomology, Australian Entomological Society 1989 1989 Award - Membership of Honour, Societatis Internationalis Odonatologica Theischinger, Günther (1940 - ) Ian Mackerras Medal, Australian Entomological Society (1984 - )

Awarded the Medal 1984

 CSIRO Division of Entomology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - )

Scientific Officer 1967 - 1993

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 'Watson, John Anthony Linthorne (Tony)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Watson, John Anthony Linthorne (Tony) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The dragonflies (Odonata) of south-western Australia Watson, J. A. L. The dragonflies (Odonata) of south-western Australia Perth Western Australian Naturalists Club 1962 Journal Article: Obituary for Tony Watson Fletcher, B. Obituary for Tony Watson 1994 Myrmecia 30 1 3-4 Journal Article: John Anthony (Tony) Linthorne Watson Abbey, H. M. John Anthony (Tony) Linthorne Watson 1995 Odonatologica 24 1 5-10 Journal Article: Watson and Theischinger: the Etymology of the Dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) Names Which They Published Endersby, Ian Watson and Theischinger: the Etymology of the Dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) Names Which They Published 2012 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 145 443/4 34-53