Person

Browning, Thomas Oakley (1920 - 1998)

Born: 28 January 1920
Maitland, South Australia, Australia
Died: April 1998
Occupation: Entomologist

Summary

Thomas Browning was Senior Lecturer 1953-1962 and the Waite Professor of Entomology 1963-1983, University of Adelaide. He was Director of the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi 1971-1977.

Details

Educated University of Sydney (BSc, PhD).

Chronology

1948 - 1952: Career position - Entomologist, Waite Agricultural Research Institute
1953 - 1962: Career position - Senior Lecturer in Zoology, University of Adelaide
1963 - 1983: Career position - Waite Professor of Entomology, Univesity of Adelaide
1971 - 1977: Career position - Research Director, International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
1983 - ?: Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide
1983: Life event - Retired
1987 - 1988: Career position - Chairman, Environment Protection Council of South Australia

Related Corporate Bodies

The University of Adelaide (1874 - )
Senior Lecturer in Zoology 1953 - 1962; Waite Professor of Entomology 1963 - 1983
Waite Agricultural Research Institute, The University of Adelaide (1924 - 1991)
Entomologist 1948 - 1952

Archival resources

Waite Agricultural Research Institute

Thomas Oakley Browning - Records, 1946 - 1983; Waite Agricultural Research Institute. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Browning, T. O., 'Davidson, James (1885-1945), ecologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 226-227. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080248b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

Birch, L.C.; Browning, T. O., 'Herbert George Andrewartha 1907-1992', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (3) (1993), 258-268. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9930930259. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q46713902. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/269295370. Details
'Browning, Thomas Oakley (1920-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476136. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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