Person
Main, Albert Russell (Bert) (1919 - 2009)
CBE FAA FANZAAS
- Born
- 6 March 1919
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 3 December 2009
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Ecologist and Zoologist
Summary
Bert Main was Emeritus Professor of Zoology at the University of Western Australia and Chair of the Western Australian Environment Protection Authority (1982-1985c). He has received many honours for his contribution to zoology including the Mueller Medal from ANZAAS (Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science), the Gold Medal from the Australian Ecological Society and he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Main's principal research interests centred on amphibians, bioacoustics, and the ecology and biodiversity of Australia's fauna. He made significant contributions through his leadership over many years of the Western Australian Environment Protection Authority and National Parks Authority, and the Western Australian Naturalists' Club. The arachnid genus Bertmainium was named in his honour.
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Chronology
- 1939 - 1945
- Military service - Joined the Citizen Military Force, then the Australian Imperial Force, and later the Royal Australian Air Force
- 1949 - 1950
- Career position - Career position - President, Western Australian Field Naturalists' Club
- 1950
- Award - Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Chicago
- 1952 - 1961
- Career position - Researcher at the Department of Zoology, University of Western Australia
- 1953 - 1955
- Career position - Career position - President, Western Australian Field Naturalists' Club
- 1955 - 1956
- Career position - Career Position - Vice-president, Western Australian Field Naturalists' Club
- 1956
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Western Australia
- 1961 - 1967
- Career position - Reader in Zoology, University of Western Australia
- 1967 - 1984
- Career position - Professor of Zoology, University of Western Australia
- 1969 - 2009
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1970
- Award - Britannica Australia Award (with Harry Waring)
- 1972 - 1977
- Career position - Councillor, Australian Institute of Marine Science
- 1972 - 1985
- Career position - Member of the Western Australian Environment Protection Authority
- 1977 - 1979
- Career position - Chair, Australian Institute of Marine Science
- 1979 - 1983
- Career position - Member of the Zoological Board, Western Australia (WA)
- 1980
- Award - Commander of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1980 - 1983
- Career position - President, National Park Authority, WA
- 1981
- Award - Commander the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1981 - 2009
- Award - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1982 - 1985
- Career position - Chairman, Western Australian Environment Protection Authority
- 1982 - 2009
- Award - Honorary Member, Royal Society of Western Australia
- 1987
- Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Western Australia
- 1988
- Award - Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal
- 1990
- Award - Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1995
- Award - Medal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in zoology
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Wife
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
- Anon, 'Bert Main', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 79 (2010), 11. Details
- Bradshaw, Jon, 'Obituary: Albert Russell (Bert) Main, born: 6 March 1919, died: 3 December 2009', Western Australian Naturalist, 28 (1) (2011), 1-11. Details
- Bradshaw, S. D, 'Albert Russell ('Bert') Main 1919-2009', Historical Records of Australian Science, 22 (2011), 104-25, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR10013. Details
- Burbidge, A. A., 'Obituary: Albert Russell (Bert) Main, FAA,, CBE 1919 - 2009', Pacific conservation biology, 16 (2010), 83. Details
- Main, A. R., 'Horace Waring, 1910-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (2) (1981), 116-121. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9810520116. Details
- Main, A. R., 'The Royal Society of Western Australia Medallist Lecture, 1995: the study of nature - a seamless tapestry', Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 78 (4) (1995), 91-8. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2831523. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/26691743. Details
- CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office, 'NAA: B883, WX27804', B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6372397. Details
- CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office, 'NAA: A9301, 436559', A9301 RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and other ranks, 1921-1948, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=5527442. Details
- 'Main, A R (19190306-20091203)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-459610. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 15 June 2022