Person

Cogger, Harold George (Hal) (1935 - )

AM

Born
4 May 1935
Occupation
Herpetologist and Museum director

Summary

Hal Cogger is recognised as one of Australia's most eminent herpetologists. He joined the Australian Museum in 1952 as a cadet preparator, being Curator of reptiles and amphibians from 1962 to 1977 and ultimately Deputy Director until his retirement in 1995. His research centres on the reptiles and amphibians of the Australian and Pacific regions, particularly their ecology, systematics and biogeography. Cogger's extensive publications include descriptions of many new species, reports on the status of marine reptiles and frogs in Australia and its off-shore islands, and the definitive text Reptiles and amphibians of Australia (1975, 7th edition 2014). A foundation member of the Australian Society of Herpetologists, Cogger was President from 1971 to 1973. The genus Coggeria was named in his honour, based on a skink endemic to Fraser Island.

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Chronology

1952 - 1955
Career position - Cadet Preparator, Australian Museum
1959
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1961
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
1962 - 1977
Career position - Curator of reptiles and amphibians, Australian Museum
1964
Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Society of Herpetologists
1969 - 1970
Career position - Vice- President, Australian Society of Herpetologists
1970
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Macquarie University
1971 - 1973
Career position - President, Australian Society of Herpetologists
1972 - 1973
Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales
1974
Career position - Vice- President, Australian Society of Herpetologists
1977
Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Sydney
1977 - 1995
Career position - Deputy Director, Australian Museum
1991 - 1993
Career position - Member, Australian Biological Diversity Advisory Committee
1991 - 2000
Career position - Chairman, Australasian Reptile and Amphibians Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
1992 - 1993
Career position - Chair, Advisory Committee, Australian Biological Resources Study
1995
Life event - Retired
1996 -
Award - Honorary Life Member, Australian Herpetological Society
1996
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of service to the science of herpetology as Deputy Director of the Australian Museum and as author of several standard works on herpetology including Reptiles and amphibians of Australia
1997 - 2001
Career position - Conjoint Professor, School of Science and Mathematics, University of Newcastle
2003
Award - Whitley Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion of Australian zoology
2010 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

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Published resources

Books

  • Cogger, Harold G., Reptiles and amphibians of Australia (Sydney: Reed, 1975), 584 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Dickman, Chris R., 'New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: 2010 [Harold Cogger and Michael Calver]', Australian zoologist, 35 (4) (2011), 991-5. Details

See also

  • Shea, Glenn M., 'From lineages to webs: a history of the Australian Society of Herpetologists', Australian Journal of Zoology, 62 (2014), 431-47. Details

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