Person
Waring, Horace (Harry) (1910 - 1980)
FAA
- Born
- 17 December 1910
Liverpool, England - Died
- 9 August 1980
Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Zoologist
- Alternative Names
- Waring, Harry
Summary
Harry Waring was Professor of Zoology, University of Western Australia 1948-1975.
Details
Chronology
- 1931
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Liverpool, UK
- 1933
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Liverpool
- 1939
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Aberdeen, Scotland
- 1946 - 1948
- Career position - Head of the Zoology Department, University of Birmingham, UK
- 1948 - 1975
- Career position - Professor of Zoology, University of Western Australia
- 1954 - 1980
- Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1958
- Career position - Acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Australia
- 1958 - 1959
- Career position - Chairman, Professorial Board, University of Western Australia
- 1962
- Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1970
- Award - Doctorate of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Western Australia
- 1970
- Award - Britannica Australia Award for Science, shared with A. R. Main,
- 1975
- Life event - Retired
- 1980
- Award - Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
Related entries
Archival resources
University of Western Australia, University Archives
- Horace (Harry) Waring - Records, 1919 - 1980; University of Western Australia, University Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Main, A.R., 'Waring, Horace (1910-1980), Zoologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 492-493. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160585b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Main, A. R., 'Horace Waring, 1910-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (2) (1981), 116-121. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9810520116. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16009410. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/40844502. Details
- 'Waring, Horace (1910-1980)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466808. Details
Resource Sections
- Main, A. R., 'Horace Waring 1910-1980', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/horace-waring-1910-1980. Details
See also
- McIntyre, A. K., 'Walter Victor Macfarlane 1913-82', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (2) (1985), 247-265. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9850620247. Details
Digital resources
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 25 November 2022
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