Alexander John Nicholson

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Alexander John Nicholson (25 March 1895 - 28 October 1969) was an Irish Australian entomologist who specialised in insect population dynamics. He was Chief of the CSIR / CSIRO Division of Economic Entomology for 24 years and is credited with initiating the professional era in Australian entomology.^[1] He was a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

He is notable for the Nicholson-Bailey model.

[edit] References

^ Mackerras, I.M. 1970. Alexander John Nicholson 1895-1969. Records of the Australian Academy of Science 2:66 - 81

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