Person
Tyler, Michael James (1937 - 2020)
AO
- Born
- 1937
United Kingdom - Died
- 26 March 2020
- Occupation
- Herpetologist
Summary
Michael Tyler was a herpetologist whose research is on the taxonomy, behaviour and ecology of frogs. He investigated frog populations as indicators of pollution, novel chemicals and possible applications in pharmaceutical and industrial uses, and the fossil frog record; he took a leading role in research into the world-wide phenomenon of frog disappearance. Tyler had long associations with the South Australian Museum and the Royal Society of South Australia, holding executive office with both. Among his publications were Amphibians of South Australia (1978) and Australian frogs: a natural history (1999). In 2005 Tyler was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for research on frog odours.
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Chronology
- 1961 - 1971
- Career position - Laboratory Assistant, University of Adelaide
- 1962 -
- Career position - Honorary Associate in Herpetology, South Australian Museum
- 1966 - 1968
- Career position - Steering Committee, South Australia Science House
- 1971 - 1974
- Career position - Laboratory Manager, Department of Human Physiology, University of Adelaide
- 1973 - 1974
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Society of Herpetologists
- 1973 - 1994
- Career position - Honorary Associate, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawerence, Kansas, U.S.A.
- 1974
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide
- 1975 - 1979
- Career position - Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Adelaide
- 1976 - 1982
- Career position - Editor, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
- 1979 - 1981
- Career position - President, Australian Society of Herpetologists
- 1979 - 1983
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Adelaide
- 1980
- Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia
- 1980
- Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
- 1982 - 1992
- Career position - Chairman of the Board, South Australian Museum
- 1983 - 1985
- Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of South Australia
- 1983 - 1987
- Career position - Member, Editorial Committee,Alytes
- 1983 - 1987
- Career position - Research Associate, California Academy of Science, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
- 1983 - 1989
- Career position - Member, International Herpetological Committee, 1st World Congress of Herpetology
- 1984 - 2001
- Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Adelaide
- 1985 - 1986
- Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia
- 1986 - 1988
- Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of South Australia
- 1988 - 2020
- Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Biology
- 1990 - 1994
- Career position - Director, 2nd World Congress of Herpetology
- 1990 - 1996
- Career position - Member, CSIRO Cane Toad Research Advisory Committee
- 1991
- Career position - Director, IUCN Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force
- 1991 - 1997
- Career position - Chairman, Australian Working Group, IUCN Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force, IUCN
- 1992 -
- Career position - Member, IUCN Species Survival Commission
- 1994 - 2001
- Career position - President and Chairman of the Board, Royal Zoological Society of South Australia
- 1995
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australian (OA) for service to zoology, particularly through the research and conservation of Australian amphibians
- 1995 - 1997
- Career position - President, Australian Institute of Biology
- 1997 -
- Career position - Member, National Threatened Frog Working Group
- 1997
- Award - Michael Daley Eureka Prize for Science Communication
- 1998 -
- Award - Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1998
- Award - Riversleigh Medal, Riversleigh Society
- 2002 -
- Career position - Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Adelaide
- 2002
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide
- 2002
- Award - Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (KStJ)
- 2002 - 2010
- Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian Society of Herpetologists
- 2004 - 2009
- Career position - Editor-in-Chief, Applied herpetology
- 2005
- Award - Ig Noble Prize for Biology for research into frog odours
- 2010 - 2020
- Award - Honorary Life Member, Australian Society of Herpetologists
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Davies, Margaret, 'Michael James Tyler AO, MSc, DSc, 1937 - 2020', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 144 (2) (2020), 154-79. https://DOI:10.1080/03721426.2020.1781026. Details
- Martin, Angus, 'Dr Michael John Tyler AO 27 March 1937 - 26 March 2020', The Victorian naturalist, 137 (3) (2020), 87-90. Details
- Roberts, J. Dale, 'Michael J. Tyler (1937 - March 26, 2020)', Newsletter, Australian Society of Herpetologists, 54 (2021), 7. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3308267. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/25846737. Details
- 'Tyler, Michael James (1937 - 2020)', SA Environment Hall of Fame, Conservation Council SA, Adelaide, 2024, https://www.saenvironmentawards.org.au/mike_tyler. https://www.saenvironmentawards.org.au/hall_of_fame. Details
- Michael J. Tyler curriculum vitae, 2006, https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/michael.tyler#. Details
See also
- Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details
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Created: 18 June 2019, Last modified: 21 December 2021