Person
Waterhouse, Douglas Frew (1916 - 2000)
AO FAA FRS CMG
- Born
- 3 June 1916
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 1 December 2000
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Entomologist and Science administrator
Summary
Douglas Waterhouse, an entomologist, was one of the most influential figures in Australian biological control programs and was Chief of the CSIRO Division of Entomology for over 20 years. His early research was into the physiology, ecology and population control of sheep blowfly. As Chief he guided the Division of Entomology to international prominence as a centre of entomological research, particularly into integrated pest management, with field stations established across Australia and overseas. Programs included research into the control of insect pests and weeds using a wide-based approach including biological, chemical, physical and genetic methods, and often with collaboration from industry partners.
Waterhouse was responsible for the gazettal of the Australian National Insect Collection in 1962 in recognition of the national importance of this scientific asset. He also oversaw the publication of the landmark Insects of Australia (1970), the work of 30 Divisional and non-Divisional taxonomists describing and illustrating Australia's insect fauna.
In retirement Waterhouse crusaded for biological control especially in the Pacific and Southeast Asian nations and forged a long-term association with the Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), leading to successful partnerships between Pacific countries and Australian scientists. With Don Sands he published for ACIAR Classical biological control of Arthropods in Australia (2001).
Details
Chronology
- 1937
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1938
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- 1938 - 1939
- Career position - Assistant Research Officer, CSIR Division of Economic Entomology
- 1942 - 1943
- Military service - Second World War. Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps, and the Mosquito Research Unit (MRU)
- 1946 - 1953
- Career position - Research Officer, CSIR Division of Economic Entomology (later CSIRO Division of Entomology)
- 1952
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney
- 1953
- Award - Davis Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne
- 1953 - 1960
- Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Entomology
- 1954 - 2000
- Career position - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1960 - 1981
- Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Entomology
- 1961 - 1966
- Career position - Secretary (Biological Sciences), Australian Academy of Science
- 1967 - 2000
- Career position - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 1969 - 1972
- Career position - President, Australian Entomological Society
- 1970
- Award - Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - Chief of the Entomology Division of the CSIRO
- 1972
- Career position - President, 14th International Congress of Entomology, Canberra
- 1972
- Award - Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1972 - 2000
- Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Entomological Society of London
- 1973
- Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust
- 1974 - 2000
- Career position - Corresponding Member, Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- 1975
- Award - Medal, International Congress for Plant Protection
- 1975
- Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, Australian National University
- 1977 - 1978
- Career position - President, International Bee Research Association
- 1979
- Award - Adventures in Agricultural Science Award, 9th International Congress of Plant Protection and United States Department of Agriculture
- 1980
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for public service in the field of entomology
- 1981 - 2000
- Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Entomology
- 1982 - 2000
- Award - Foreign Member, U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences
- 1983 -
- Career position - Consultant in Plant Protection, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- 1983
- Award - Medal, International Congress for Plant Protection
- 1983 - 1988
- Career position - President, ACT Branch, National Trust of Australia
- 1983 - 2000
- Award - Foreign Associate, United States Academy of Science
- 1988
- Award - Australian Bicentennial Award for most outstanding living contributor to New South Wales agriculture, Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
- 1994 - 2000
- Award - Honorary Member, Australian Entomological Society
- 2000
- Award - Honorary Chairman of Council, 21st International Congress of Entomology, Brasil
Related entries
Parent
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Books
- Common, I. F. B. and Waterhouse, D. F., Butterflies of Australia (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1972), 498 pp. Details
- Upton, M. S., A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 (Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 1997), 386 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Waterhouse, D. F.; Norris, K. R., 'Tillyard, Robin John (1881-1937), naturalist and entomologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 232-233. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120258b.htm. Details
- Waterhouse, D.F., 'Nicholson, Alexander John (1895-1969), Entomologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), pp. 473-474. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150551b.htm. Details
Conference Papers
- Cullen, J.; and Sands, D., 'Douglas Frew Waterhouse - a dedication', in 1st International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods: January 14-18, 2002 (Morgantown, W.Virginia: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, 2003), pp. 17-22., https://www.bugwood.org/arthropod/day1/cullen.pdf. Details
Journal Articles
- Day, Maxwell F. C.; Whitten, Maxwell J.; and Sands, Don P. A., 'Douglas Frew Waterhouse, C.M.G. 3 June 1916 - 1 December 2000', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 48 (2002), 459-81. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2002.0027. Details
- Day, Maxwell F.C.; Whitten, Maxwell J.; Sands, Don, 'Douglas Frew Waterhouse 1916-2000', Historical Records of Australian Science, 13 (4) (2001), 495-519. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR0011340495. Details
- Lee, D. J. and Waterhouse, D. F., 'Anthony Reeve Woodhill, 1900-1965 (Memorial series no. 21)', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 92 (3) (1968), 285-297. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Robertson, Malcolm, 'Obituary: Douglas Frew Waterhouse, AO', The Age (2000). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5300991. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/38521030. Details
- 'Waterhouse, Douglas Frew (1916 - 2000)', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/douglas-waterhouse. Details
- CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office, 'NAA: B884, N444523', B884 Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6196469. Details
- 'Waterhouse, D F (19160603-20001201)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-616758. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Waterhouse, Douglas Frew - Ms 131', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms131.html. Details
- Blythe, Max, 'Interview with Dr Douglas Waterhouse', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 16 September 1993, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/dr-douglas-waterhouse-1916-2000. Details
- Ward, C., 'Douglas Frew (Doug) Waterhouse', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Waterhouse-Douglas-Frew. Details
See also
- Heyde, C. C., 'Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran 1917-1988', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (1) (1992), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9920910017. Details
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