Alexander John Nicholson

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.

References

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

Awards
Preceded by Joseph Garnett Wood	Clarke Medal 1953	Succeeded by Edward de Courcy Clarke

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Name	Nicholson, Alexander John
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Date of birth	25 March 1895
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Date of death	28 October 1969
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