Person

Sheard, Keith (1903 - 1965)

Born
21 October 1903
Hudson, Western Australia, Australia
Died
15 June 1965
Occupation
Marine scientist

Summary

Keith Sheard was an assistant in Zoology at the South Australian Museum 1933-1942, and then joined the CSIR/O Division of Fisheries and Oceanography 1942-1961. He was a specialist in crustacea.

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Chronology

1933 - 1940
Career position - Assistant in Zoology, South Australian Institute
1940 - 1942
Career position - Assistant in Zoology, South Australian Museum
1942 - 1949
Career position - Division of Fisheries, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
1949 - 1956
Career position - Division of Fisheries, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
1956 - 1961
Career position - Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Archival resources

JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

  • Keith Sheard - Records, 1930 - 1964, ACC 2707A; JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • 'Dr. Keith Sheard: Obituary', Western Australian Naturalist, 10 (2) (1966), 47-52. Details

Resources

See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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