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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-07-31 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006088b.htm person Braithwaite Richard Wallace AACR2 6 July 1947 1 October 2016 Place of Birth Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Lismore, New South Wales, Australia Mammalogist Ecologist Dick Braithwaite was a mammalogist and ecologist who for over 21 years was a research scientist with CSIRO, much of that time based in Darwin. He led the major survey of the wildlife of the Kakadu National Park, one outcome being the expansion of Kakadu National Park. Braithwaite made significant contributions to understanding traditional burning regimes and the impact of fire across northern Australia, and collaborated in ground-breaking research on how invasive plants can significantly modify habitats of native plants. He was a noted authority on Australian rodents and their ecology, and lead author of Australian names for Australian rodents (1995). Braithwaite became Professor of Sustainable Tourism at the Southern Cross University in 2001. In his later years he became involved in documenting the experiences of Australians in occupied Borneo during WWII. 1966 1966 Life event - Qualified as a teacher 1967 1970 Career event - Teacher in Queensland schools 1970 1970 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland 1973 1973 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland 1977 1977 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Monash University 1977 1979 Career position - Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Biology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1979 1980 Career position - Scientific Officer, National Museum of Victoria 1980 2001 Career position - Scientific officer with CSIRO 2001 Career position - Professor of Sustainable Tourism, School of Tourism and Hospitality, Southern Cross University Southern Cross University (1994 - )

Professor of Sustainable Tourism, School of Tourism and Hospitality 2001 -

 'Braithwaite, Richard Wallace (Dick)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Braithwaite, Richard Wallace (Dick) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Braithwaite, Richard 2001 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 3 351-356 Newspaper Article: Richard Braithwaite, expert on rodents, Kakadu and Sandakan death marches Saunders, Denis and Lonsdale, Mark Richard Braithwaite, expert on rodents, Kakadu and Sandakan death marches 2016 Sydney Morning Herald Journal Article: Richard Wallace Braithwaite, 6 July 1947 to 1 October 2016 Saunders, Denis; and Lonsdale, Mark Richard Wallace Braithwaite, 6 July 1947 to 1 October 2016 2017 Pacific Conservation Biology 23 iii-iv