Tom Browning (entomologist)
Thomas Oakley Browning (born 1920) was an Australian research scientist in the field of entomology. Since his retirement in 1983, he has been Emeritus Professor of Entomology at the Waite campus of the University of Adelaide. He has also written a number of biographies of former colleagues.[1]
Early life
Career
Retirement
Timeline
| 1920 |
Born, Maitland, South Australia |
| 1948–1952 |
Entomologist, Waite Agricultural Research Institute |
| 1952 |
Nuffield Foundation Fellow |
| 1953–1962 |
Senior lecturer in zoology, University of Adelaide |
| 1963–1983 |
Waite Professor of Entomology |
| 1971–1977 |
Research director, International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi |
| 1983- |
emeritus professor of entomology |
| 1987–1988 |
Chairman, Environment Protection Council of South Australia |
Publications
- Browning, T. O., 'Davidson, James (1885-1945), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 226–227
- Birch, L. C.; Browning, T. O., 'Herbert George Andrewartha 1907-1992', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 9, no. 3, 1993, pp. 258–268.
Research areas
- Diapause in crickets
- The quantitative study of insect populations
- Fruit fly
- Population ecology
References
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