Person

Davies, Margaret (1944 - )

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Born
8 November 1944
Occupation
Herpetologist

Summary

Margaret Davies is a herpetologist whose research focussed on the taxonomy and systematics of the frogs of the Australo/Papuan region, and on their osteology. She published over 120 papers, including descriptions of 34 new species, particularly in the genus Uperoleia. For nearly 30 years she was on the faculty of the University of Adelaide. Davies was President of the Australian Society of Herpetologists from 1990 to 1991. She was also active in the Royal Societies of both South Australia and Tasmania, holding executive office and for long periods editing their respective journals.

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Chronology

1966
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania
1978 - 1982
Career position - Secretary, Royal Society of South Australia
1978 - 1983
Career position - Secretary/Treasurer, Australian Society of Herpetologists
1982 - 1993
Career position - Editor, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
1983 - 1991
Career position - South Australian Representative, Australian Society of Herpetologists
1990 - 1991
Career position - President, Australian Society of Herpetologists
1991 - 1994
Career position - Vice-President, Australian Society of Herpetologists
1992 - 1994
Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of South Australia
1994 - 1996
Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia
1994 - 2001
Career position - Council Member, World Congress of Herpetology
1995 - 1999
Career position - Secretary, Australian Institute of Biology
1995 - 2001
Career position - Fauna Editor, Handbooks of the Flora and fauna of South Australia
1996 - 1998
Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of South Australia
1998 -
Award - Honorary Member, Royal Society of South Australia
1999 - 2001
Career position - South Australian Representative, Australian Institute of Biology
2002
Life event - Retired
2003 - 2019
Career position - Editor, Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
2010 -
Award - Life Member, Australian Society of Herpetologists
2014
Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to science in the field of herpetology
2015
Award - Inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women

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Books

  • Davies, M.; compiler, Index to the Transactions [of the Royal Society of South Australia] volumes 92-101 (1968 - 1977) (Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia, [1978]), 37 pp. Details

Journal Articles

See also

Helen Cohn

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