Person
Cribb, Alan Bridson (1925 - )
- Born
- 5 October 1925
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Marine biologist, Phycologist and University Administrator
Summary
Alan Cribb is a marine botanist noted particularly for his research on algae and marine fungi. He concentrated in the Great Barrier Reef, his work resulting in a classification system for algae of intertidal reefs that is widely used. For over 35 years Cribb lectured at the University of Queensland, being Head of the Department of Biology from 1978 to 1982. The algal collection Cribb established at the University of Queensland was ultimately transferred to the Queensland Herbarium. His many publications on algae include the landmark Marine algae of the southern Great Barrier Reef - Rhodophyta (1983), issued as Handbook no. 2 of the Australian Coral Reef Society. Cribb's partner in much of his research was his wife, Joan Cribb. Together they published a series of popular books on useful native plants and Queensland marine plants. Cribb was active in the Queensland Naturalists' Club, serving two terms as President and editing the Queensland naturalist for many years.
Details
Chronology
- 1948
- Education - BSc (hons), University of Queensland
- 1950 - 1952
- Career position - Research Officer, CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Cronulla
- 1952 - ?
- Career position - Lecturer in Botany, University of Queensland
- 1952 - 1958
- Career position - Editor, Queensland naturalist
- 1958
- Education - PhD, University of Queensland
- 1968 - 1969
- Career position - President, Queensland Naturalists' Club
- 1969 - 1978
- Career position - Editor, Queensland naturalist
- 1978 - 1982
- Career position - Head, Department of Biology, University of Queensland
- 1985 - 1986
- Career position - President, Queensland Naturalists' Club
- 1988
- Life event - Retired
- 1997
- Award - Queensland Natural history Award, Queensland Naturalists' Club
- 2001
- Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria
- 2002 -
- Award - Honorary Life Member, Australian Marine Sciences Association
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Bridson, A. B., Marine algae of the southern Great Barrier Reef - Rhodophyta, 1 vols (Brisbane: Australian Coral Reef Society, 1983). Details
- Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. W., Wild food in Australia (Sydney: Collins, 1974), 240 pp. Details
- Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. W., Wild medicine in Australia (Sydney: Collins, 1981), 228 pp. Details
- Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. w., Useful wild plants in Australia (Sydney: Collins, 1981), 269 pp. Details
- Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. W., Plant life of the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent shores (St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1985), 294 pp. Details
- Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. W., Seaweeds of Queensland: a naturalist's guide (Brisbane: Queensland Naturalists' Club, 1996), 130 pp. Details
Journals
- Cribb, Alan B.; Cribb, Joan W.; and Woodall, Peter F., eds., 'Queensland Naturalists', The Queensland Naturalist, 44 (1-3), 2006, 2-72 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Alan Bridson Cribb [Honorary Life Member]', Australian marine science bulletin, 158 (2002), 13. Details
- Cribb, A. B., 'Historical Notes on North West Island', Queensland Naturalist, 19 (4/6) (1969), 82-85. Details
- Endersby, Ian, 'Alan Bridson Cribb', Victorian Naturalist, 119 (1) (2002), 37-8. Details
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Created: 20 May 2022, Last modified: 27 June 2022