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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2023-11-30 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007318b.htm person Horak Marianne AO AACR2 1944 Place of Birth Glarus, Switzerland Lepidopterist Marianne Horak is considered one of the world's leading experts on southern hemisphere moths, particularly the family Tortricidae. Her research has also focused on the families Pyralidae, Oecophoridae and Bucculatricidae. She has described many new species and several new genera, including Aglaogonia, Atriscripta and Cnecidophora. Horak was a lepidopterist with the Australian National Insect Collection for over 25 years; she retired in 2010 as Head of the Lepidoptera section and is now an Honorary Fellow at the Collection. She is Chief Editor of the Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera series and played a leading role in establishing the website, Australian Moths Online. In 2016 she founded the Australian Lepidoptera Endowment Fund to facilitate studies of Lepidoptera at Australian National Insect Collection. 1967 1969 Career event - Fieldwork in New Zealand 1970 1970 Education - Master of Science (MSc), Federal Institute of Technology(ETH), Zürich, Switzerland 1971 1973 Career event - Fieldwork, based in Bulolo, Papua New Guinea 1982 1982 Career event - Joined Australian National Insect Collection 1983 1983 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Federal Institute of Technology(ETH), Zürich Switzerland 1983 1985 Career position - Visiting Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1986 1988 Career position - Post-doctoral Fellow, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1988 1998 Career position - Research Scientist (later Senior Research Scientist), CSIRO Division of Entomology 1998 2010 Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Entomology 2001 2010 Career position - Head of the Lepidoptera section, Australian National Insect Collection 2002 Career position - Editor-in-Chief, Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera 2008 2008 Award - Inaugural J.O. Westwood Medal, Royal Entomological Society, United Kingdom 2010 Career position - Honorary Fellow, Australian National Insect Collection 2010 2010 Career event - Retired 2016 Career position - Co-founder and benefactor, The Australian Lepidoptera Research Endowment 2019 2019 Award - Karl Jordan Medal, International Lepidopterists Society 2022 Career position - Patron, Moths and Butterflies Australasia Inc. 2023 2023 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to entomology, to taxonomic and phylogenetic research, and to philanthropic endeavours Bellas, Thomas Edward (Tom) (1937 - 2021)

Co-authored two papers 1987 - 1988

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

Principal Research Scientist 1998 - 2010

 Australian National Insect Collection, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1962 - )

Head of the Lepidoptera unit 2001 - 2010; Honorary Fellow 2010 -

 Moths and Butterflies Australasia Inc. (2021 - )

Patron 2022 -

 'Horak, Marianne', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Horak, Marianne Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Edward David (Ted) Edwards AM 12 October 1945 - 7 August 2023 Horak, Marianne and Brady, Michael Edward David (Ted) Edwards AM 12 October 1945 - 7 August 2023 2024 Myrmecia 60 2 8-12 Journal Article: Tribute to Ted Edwards (1945 - 2023) Horak, Marianne Tribute to Ted Edwards (1945 - 2023) 2023 ANICdotes 23 5-6 Journal Article: Member of the Order of Australia for Ted Edwards Horak, Marianne Member of the Order of Australia for Ted Edwards 2012 ANICdotes 1 4 Journal Article: Systematics and biology of the iconic Australian scribbly gum moths Ogmograptis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) and their unique insect-plant interaction Horak, M., Day, M. F., Barlow, C., Edwards, E. D., Su, Y. N. and Cameron, S. L. Systematics and biology of the iconic Australian scribbly gum moths <span style="font-style:italic">Ogmograptis</span> Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) and their unique insect-plant interaction 2012 Invertebrate systematics 26 4 357-98 Book: Olethreutine moths of Australia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Horak, Marianne Olethreutine moths of Australia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO 2006 Journal Article: John Landy's moth collection donated to ANIC Edwards, Ted and Horak, Marianne John Landy's moth collection donated to ANIC 2017 ANICdotes 10 4-5 Journal Article: Obituary. John Michael Landy AC MBE, 12 April 1930 - 24 February 2022 Braby, M. F., Edwards, E. D. and Horak, M. Obituary. John Michael Landy AC MBE, 12 April 1930 - 24 February 2022 2022 Moths and Butterflies Australasia newsletter 2 19-22 Resource Section: Dr Marianne Horak: Officer of the Order of Australia Dr Marianne Horak: Officer of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2023 It's an Honour Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat