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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-05-07 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008023b.htm person Lee David Joseph AACR2 28 January 1915 13 October 1990 Place of Birth Bondi, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Medical research scientist Entomologist David Lee was one of Australia's foremost medical entomologists. His research focused on mosquitoes and biting midges, initially with CSIR and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock, and for over 30 years at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney. At the School, he initiated research programs on the taxonomy of mosquitoes and midges, insect quarantine, domestic fly and flea problems, institutional scabies, biological control of mosquitoes, and vector-borne diseases (particularly Murray Valley encephalitis, dengue fever, Ross River virus, myxomatosis and fowl pox). With Anthony Woodhill, he published a key work on Australasian anopheline mosquitoes. One of Lee's major achievements was the 12-volume Culicidae of the Australasian region (1980 - 1989), which he saw as providing basic and historical information to researchers in many fields. Lee was a long-term member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, serving as President 1950 - 1951. 1934 1935 Career position - Vice-President, Sydney University Science Association 1936 1936 Education - BSc, University of Sydney 1936 1990 Career position - Member, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1937 1937 Career position - Entomologist, mosquito survey in Molonglo Gorge, CSIR 1938 1939 Career position - Entomologist, Cotton Experiment Station, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock 1939 1948 Career position - Department of Zoology, University of Sydney 1948 1980 Career position - Head of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney 1949 Career position - Member of Council, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1950 1951 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1967 1980 Career position - Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney 1980 1980 Life event - Retired Woodhill, Anthony Reeve (1900 - 1965) Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

President 1950 - 1951

 School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, The University of Sydney (1930 - 1980)

Head of Medical Entomology 1948 - 1980

 'Lee, David Joseph', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lee, David Joseph Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Arthropod bites and stings: and other injurious effects Lee, David J. Arthropod bites and stings: and other injurious effects Sydney School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney 1975 Book: Culicidae of the Australasian region Lee, David J. Culicidae of the Australasian region Canberra Australian Government Publishing Service 1980-1989 Book: The anopheline mosquitoes of the Australasian region Lee, David J. and Woodhill, A. R. The anopheline mosquitoes of the Australasian region Sydney Department of Zoology, University of Sydney 1944 Book: An atlas of mosquito larvae in the Australasian region: tribes Megarhinini and Culicini Lee, David J. An atlas of mosquito larvae in the Australasian region: tribes Megarhinini and Culicini North Melbourne Victorian Railways Printing Works 1944 Journal Article: Anthony Reeve Woodhill, 1900-1965 (Memorial series no. 21) Lee, D. J. and Waterhouse, D. F. Anthony Reeve Woodhill, 1900-1965 (Memorial series no. 21) 1968 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 92 3 285-297 Journal Article: Tribute to D. J. Lee Russell, Richard C. Tribute to D. J. Lee 1991 General and applied entomology 23 2 Journal Article: David Joseph Lee (28 January 1915 -13 October 1990) Debenham, Margaret David Joseph Lee (28 January 1915 -13 October 1990) 1991 Myrmecia: news bulletin of the Australian Entomological Society 27 1 21-4