Person

Williams, William David (1936 - )

AO

Born
21 August 1936
Liverpool, England
Occupation
Limnologist and Marine scientist

Summary

William Williams worked on the biology of salt lakes around Australia in the early 1960s. In 1973 he wrote Inland Waters and Their Ecology, with I. A. E. Bayly. He also wrote a number of other books on salinity, inland waters, etc. between 1972 and 1999.

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Fellow, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

Chronology

1956
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
1960
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
1961
Life event - Arrived in Australia
1961
Career position - Founding Member, Australian Society for Limnology
1961 - 1973
Career position - Lecturer (Senior Lecturer and Reader) in Zoology, Monash University
1972
Career position - President, Australian Society for Limnology
1974
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
1974
Education - DipEd, Monash University
1975 - 1994
Career position - Professor of Zoology, University of Adelaide
1977
Award - Hilary Jolly Medal, Australian Society for Limnology
1984 - 1990
Career position - Trustee, World Wildlife Fund, Australia
1990
Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia
1990 - 1993
Career position - Member, Expert Working Group, United Nations Environment Programme Aral Sea Rehabilitation Project
1992 - 1994
Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia
1995 -
Career position - Emeritus Professor and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow
2002
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to science, particularly as a pioneer in and a major contributor to the body of world knowledge in the field of limnology, and as an advocate for the need for conservation of species and habitats and the environment

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Journal Articles

  • Williams, W. D. and Smith, M. J., 'A taxonomic revision of Australian species of Paratya (Crustacea: Atyidae)', Australian journal of marine and freshwater research, 30 (1979), 815-32. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9790815. Details

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See also

Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn

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