Person
Braithwaite, Richard Wallace (Dick) (1947 - 2016)
- Born
- 6 July 1947
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 1 October 2016
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Ecologist and Mammalogist
Summary
Dick Braithwaite was a mammalogist and ecologist who for over 21 years was a research scientist with CSIRO, much of that time based in Darwin. He led the major survey of the wildlife of the Kakadu National Park, one outcome being the expansion of Kakadu National Park. Braithwaite made significant contributions to understanding traditional burning regimes and the impact of fire across northern Australia, and collaborated in ground-breaking research on how invasive plants can significantly modify habitats of native plants. He was a noted authority on Australian rodents and their ecology, and lead author of Australian names for Australian rodents (1995). Braithwaite became Professor of Sustainable Tourism at the Southern Cross University in 2001. In his later years he became involved in documenting the experiences of Australians in occupied Borneo during WWII.
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Chronology
- 1966
- Life event - Qualified as a teacher
- 1967 - 1970
- Career event - Teacher in Queensland schools
- 1970
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland
- 1973
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland
- 1977
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Monash University
- 1977 - 1979
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Biology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- 1979 - 1980
- Career position - Scientific Officer, National Museum of Victoria
- 1980 - 2001
- Career position - Scientific officer with CSIRO
- 2001 -
- Career position - Professor of Sustainable Tourism, School of Tourism and Hospitality, Southern Cross University
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Saunders, Denis; and Lonsdale, Mark, 'Richard Wallace Braithwaite, 6 July 1947 to 1 October 2016', Pacific Conservation Biology, 23 (2017), iii-iv. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Saunders, Denis and Lonsdale, Mark, 'Richard Braithwaite, expert on rodents, Kakadu and Sandakan death marches', Sydney Morning Herald (2016), https://www.smh.com.au/national/richard-braithwaite-expert-on-rodents-kakadu-and-sandakan-death-marches-20161102-gsg3nl.html. Details
Reviews
- Lawrence, David, Kakadu: the Making of a National Park
Braithwaite, Richard, Historical Records of Australian Science, 13 (3), (2001), 351-356. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR0011330351. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 31 July 2018, Last modified: 7 August 2018