Person
Laverack, Michael ( - 1993)
- Born
- Croydon, England
- Died
- 28 July 1993
- Occupation
- Marine scientist
Summary
Michael Laverack was a Professorial Fellow, Macmillan Laboratory, University of Melbourne 1990-1993, having previously been Professor of Marine Biology and director of the Gatty Marine Laboratory 1969-1985. He wrote "The Physiology of Earthworms" (1963) and "Lecture Notes in Invertebrate Zoology" (1974).
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Educated University of Southampton (BSc 1955, PhD 1959). Scientific officer, Nature Conservancy, Lecturer, University of St Andrews 1960-69, Professor of Marine Biology and Director of the Gatty Marine Laboratory, University of St Andrews 1969-85. Took early retirement from St Andrews in 1990, and took up a 5 year appointment as a Senior Research Fellow with the Australian Research Council to conduct full-time research in the Zoology Department at the University of Melbourne, where he joined the Macmillan Laboratory as a Professorial Fellow. Fellow, Institute of Biology 1970, Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh 1972.
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- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q29014967. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/54218861. Details
- 'Laverack, M S (-19930728)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1213696. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018