Person

Norris, Kenneth Richard (Dick) (1914 - 2003)

Born: 28 March 1914
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Died: 14 July 2003
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation: Entomologist

Summary

Dick Norris spent most of his working life at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Canberra. He was an entomologist, specialising in flies.

Sibling

Norris, Donald Owen (1916 - 1975)

Published resources

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. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/tillyard-robin-john-8817. Details

Journal Articles

Norris, K. R., 'Ian Murray Mackerras 1898-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (2) (1981), 98-114. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9810520098. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6390632. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/77895243. Details
'Norris, K R (1914-2003)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-616797. Details

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Created: 28 July 2003, Last modified: 1 August 2007

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