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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-21 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-08-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007031b.htm person Cogger Harold George AM AACR2 4 May 1935 Herpetologist Museum director Hal Cogger is recognised as one of Australia's most eminent herpetologists. He joined the Australian Museum in 1952 as a cadet preparator, being Curator of reptiles and amphibians from 1962 to 1977 and ultimately Deputy Director until his retirement in 1995. His research centres on the reptiles and amphibians of the Australian and Pacific regions, particularly their ecology, systematics and biogeography. Cogger's extensive publications include descriptions of many new species, reports on the status of marine reptiles and frogs in Australia and its off-shore islands, and the definitive text Reptiles and amphibians of Australia (1975, 7th edition 2014). A foundation member of the Australian Society of Herpetologists, Cogger was President from 1971 to 1973. The genus Coggeria was named in his honour, based on a skink endemic to Fraser Island. 1952 1955 Career position - Cadet Preparator, Australian Museum 1959 1959 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1961 1961 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney 1962 1977 Career position - Curator of reptiles and amphibians, Australian Museum 1964 1964 Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Society of Herpetologists 1969 1970 Career position - Vice- President, Australian Society of Herpetologists 1970 1970 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Macquarie University 1971 1973 Career position - President, Australian Society of Herpetologists 1972 1973 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1974 1974 Career position - Vice- President, Australian Society of Herpetologists 1977 1977 Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Sydney 1977 1995 Career position - Deputy Director, Australian Museum 1991 1993 Career position - Member, Australian Biological Diversity Advisory Committee 1991 2000 Career position - Chairman, Australasian Reptile and Amphibians Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 1992 1993 Career position - Chair, Advisory Committee, Australian Biological Resources Study 1995 1995 Life event - Retired 1996 Award - Honorary Life Member, Australian Herpetological Society 1996 1996 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - in recognition of service to the science of herpetology as Deputy Director of the Australian Museum and as author of several standard works on herpetology including Reptiles and amphibians of Australia 1997 2001 Career position - Conjoint Professor, School of Science and Mathematics, University of Newcastle 2003 2003 Award - Whitley Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion of Australian zoology 2010 Award - Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Australian Society of Herpetologists (1964 - )

Foundation Member 1964 - ; President 1971 - 1973; Honorary Member 1996 -

 Australian Museum (1827 - )

Curator of reptiles and amphibians 1962 - 1975; Deputy Director 1977 - 1995

 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (1879 - )

Fellow 2010 -

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

President 1972 - 1973

 'Cogger, Harold George (Hal)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cogger, Harold George (Hal) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Reptiles and amphibians of Australia Cogger, Harold G. Reptiles and amphibians of Australia Sydney Reed 1975 Journal Article: New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: 2010 [Harold Cogger and Michael Calver] Dickman, Chris R. New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: 2010 [Harold Cogger and Michael Calver] 2011 Australian zoologist 35 4 991-5 Journal Article: From lineages to webs: a history of the Australian Society of Herpetologists Shea, Glenn M. From lineages to webs: a history of the Australian Society of Herpetologists 2014 Australian Journal of Zoology 62 431-47