Person
Wallace, Henry Robert (1924 - 2011)
FAA
- Born
- 12 September 1924
Cleveley, Lancashire, England - Died
- 26 July 2011
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Plant pathologist and University Administrator
- Alternative Names
- Wallace, Harry
Summary
Harry Wallace was one of Australia's foremost authorities on nematodes and the plant diseases they caused. His research focused on the ecology of soil nematodes, and how the structure of soil affected the behaviour and reproduction of plant-parasitic nematodes. He advocated a multi-disciplinary approach to the identification of diseases and the development of strategies to reduce losses caused by disease. Among his publications were books that became required reading: Biology of plant parasitic nematodes (1963) and Nematode ecology and plant disease (1973). In 1963 Wallace migrated to Australia to become Chief Research Scientist at the Glen Osmond (South Australia) research station of the CSIRO Horticulture Research Section (later Division of Horticultural Research). From 1971 to 1989 he was Professor of Plant Pathology at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute in 1971. Wallace was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1975 and served on Council from 1979 to 1981. He was also on a number of boards and committees, reflecting his concern for conservation, land care and national parks, particularly in relation to the Coorong.
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Chronology
- 1943 - 1946
- Career position - Sub Lieutenant, Royal Navy
- 1950
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Liverpool
- 1952
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Liverpool
- 1952 - 1955
- Career position - Research Scientist, School of Agriculture, Cambridge. Uk
- 1955 - 1963
- Career position - Principal Research Scientist, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Hampshire, United Kingdom
- 1961
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Liverpool
- 1963 - 1967
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Horticultural Research Section, Glen Osmond, South Australia
- 1967 - 1971
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Horticultural Research
- 1971
- Career position - President, Australasian Plant Pathology Society
- 1971 - 1989
- Career position - Professor of Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, Waite Agricultural Research Institution
- 1973 - 2001
- Award - Honorary Life Member, American Society of Nematology
- 1975 - 2001
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1978 - 1981
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
- 1985 - 1986
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Waite Agricultural Research Institute
- 1989 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, Waite Agricultural Research Institute
- 1990 - 1994
- Career position - Member of Committee, Friends of the Coorong
- 1992 - 2005
- Career position - Member, Coorong Consultative Committee
- 1994 - 1997
- Career position - President, Friends of the Coorong
- 1996
- Career position - Member, Upper South-East Water Conservation and Drainage Advisory Committee, South Australia
- 1996 - 2004
- Career position - Chair, Coorong Consultative Committee
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal foe service to Australian society and science in conservation and land care
- 2006
- Career position - Member, Coorong National Park Community Reference Group
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Wallace, H. R., 'Plant Pathology' in Ideas and Endeavours - The Natural Sciences in South Australia, C. R. Twidale; M. J. Tyler and M. Davies, eds (Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia, 1986). Details
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Harry Wallace', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 85 (2011), 15. Details
- Kerr, Allen, Davies, Kerrie and Stirling, Graham, 'Henry Robert Wallace 1924-2011', Historical Records of Australian Science, 23 (2) (2012), 202-11, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR12008. Details
- Stirling, G. R.; Yeates, G. W.; Davies, K.; and Hodda, M., 'The history of plant and soil nematodes in Australia and New Zealand, with particular reference to the contributions of six pioneering nematologists', Australasian Plant Pathology, 37 (3) (2008), 203-19. Details
Resources
- 'Wallace, H R (19240912-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-541029. Details
Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 31 May 2022