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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-07-31 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006099b.htm person Wood Edward James Ferguson AACR2 23 June 1904 15 May 1972 Place of Birth Eagle Junction, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia Marine biologist Edward Wood was a marine biologist whose research included bacterial spoilage of fish; a survey of Australian seaweeds to find local sources for agar; bacterial activity in oceans and estuaries, and pioneering work on phytoplankton in Australian and New Zealand waters, particularly diatoms and dinoflagellates. Among his major publications were Studies in microbial ecology of the Australasian region (1964) and Microbiology of oceans and estuaries (1967). 1933 Career position - Assistant Pathologist, Queensland Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations 1925 1925 Career position - Cadetship, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock 1927 1927 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland 1929 1929 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland 1933 1934 Career position - Technical Assistant, Commonwealth Department of Health, Melbourne 1934 1937 Career position - Lecturer on Bacteriology, University of Melbourne 1935 1935 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Queensland 1937 Career position - Assistant Research Officer, CSIRO Fisheries Investigations Section 1958 1963 Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography 1963 1970 Career position - Professor of Marine Biology and Deputy Chairman, Institute of Marine Science, University of Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 1966 1966 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Queensland CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1956 - 1981)

Principal Research Scientist 1958 - 1963

 Wood, Edward James Ferguson (19040623-19720515)

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