Person
Wood, Edward James Ferguson (1904 - 1972)
- Born
- 23 June 1904
Eagle Junction, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 15 May 1972
Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Marine biologist
Summary
Edward Wood was a marine biologist whose research included bacterial spoilage of fish; a survey of Australian seaweeds to find local sources for agar; bacterial activity in oceans and estuaries, and pioneering work on phytoplankton in Australian and New Zealand waters, particularly diatoms and dinoflagellates. Among his major publications were Studies in microbial ecology of the Australasian region (1964) and Microbiology of oceans and estuaries (1967).
Details
Chronology
- ? - 1933
- Career position - Assistant Pathologist, Queensland Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations
- 1925
- Career position - Cadetship, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1927
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland
- 1929
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland
- 1933 - 1934
- Career position - Technical Assistant, Commonwealth Department of Health, Melbourne
- 1934 - 1937
- Career position - Lecturer on Bacteriology, University of Melbourne
- 1935
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Queensland
- 1937 -
- Career position - Assistant Research Officer, CSIRO Fisheries Investigations Section
- 1958 - 1963
- Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography
- 1963 - 1970
- Career position - Professor of Marine Biology and Deputy Chairman, Institute of Marine Science, University of Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
- 1966
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Queensland
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Munro, I. S. R., 'Obituary: Edward James Ferguson Wood (1904-1972)', Search, 3 (9) (1972), 311. Details
Resources
- 'Wood, Edward James Ferguson (19040623-19720515)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464249. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 31 July 2018