Person
Herbert, Desmond Andrew (1898 - 1976)
- Born
- 17 June 1898
Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 8 September 1976
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist
- Alternative Names
- Herbert, Andrew Desmond
Summary
Desmond Herbert was Professor of Plant Physiology, University of the Philippines, 1921-1924, and a lecturer and later foundation Professor of Botany, University of Queensland 1924-1965. The species Eucalyptus herbertiana is named in his honour.
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Chronology
- 1918
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1918 - 1921
- Career position - Lecturer (part time) in agricultural botany and plant pathology, University of Western Australia
- 1918 - 1921
- Career position - Government Botanist, Western Australia
- 1920
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1921 - 1924
- Career position - Professor of Plant Physiology, University of the Philippines
- 1924 - 1944
- Career position - Lecturer in Botany, University of Queensland
- 1926
- Career position - President, Queensland Naturalists' Club
- 1928
- Career position - President, Royal Society of Queensland
- 1929
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
- 1932
- Career position - President, Section M (Botany), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1932
- Career event - Elected Associate Member (Botany and Forestry), Australian National Research Council
- 1935
- Award - Doctor of Science, honoris causa, University of Queensland
- 1936 - 1942
- Career position - President, Horticultural Society of Queensland
- 1937
- Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)
- 1940
- Career position - President, Orchid Society of Queensland
- 1942
- Career position - President, Queensland branch, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1946 - 1948
- Career position - Associate Professor, then Acting Professor, University of Queensland
- 1948 - 1965
- Career position - Foundation Professor of Botany, University of Queensland
- 1966
- Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - in recognition for service as Professor of Botany at University of Queensland
Related entries
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details
Book Sections
- Clifford, H. Trevor, 'Herbert, Andrew Desmond (1898-1976), Professor of Botany' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), p. 438. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140504b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Herbert, D. A., 'Obituary: Professor L. S. Bagster', Australian Journal of Science, 2 (5) (1940), 139. Details
- Herbert, D. A., 'C. T. White memorial Lecture: the Brisbane Botanic Gardens', Queensland naturalist, 14 (4) (1952), 69-77. Details
- Herbert, D. A., 'The Story of Queensland's Scientific Achievement, 1859-1959', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, lxxi (1959), 1-15. Details
- Herbert, D.A., 'Heber Albert Longman', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, lxvi (7) (1954), 83-88. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5264740. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93540615. Details
- 'Herbert, D A (1898-1976)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-573999. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 29 August 2024
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