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Flynn, Theodore Thomson (1883 - 1968)

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Zoologist

Born: 11 October 1883 Coraki, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 23 October 1968 Liss, Hampshire, England.

Theodore Thomson Flynn was appointed the first lecturer in biology at the University of Tasmania (1909) and from 1911 was Professor of Biology. Although his early interest was marsupials, he later developed an interest in marine biology. This led him to work towards the development of Australian fisheries, spending fifteen years harnessing the resources of state and commonwealth governments and imperial trade policies and even forming a private company to harvest pelagic fish stocks. He was involved in the establishment of CSIR and a proposal to build a national marine research station. In 1930 he left Tasmania and ultimately took up the chair of zoology at Queen's University, Belfast. Flynn was the father of the Australian actor Errol Flynn.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1906? John Couts Scholarship received from the University of Sydney
1906 Medal for Biology received from the University of Sydney
1906 Macleay Fellowship received from the Linnean Society of New South Wales (NSW)
1907 Science Master at Newcastle and Maitland High Schools, NSW
1907 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
c. 1908 Lecturer in Chemistry and physics at the Newcastle and West Maitland Technical Colleges, NSW
1909 - 1911 Lecturer in Biology at the University of Tasmania
1911 - 1930 Professor of Biology at the University of Tasmania
1915 Royal Commissioner to examine the Tasmanian fishing industry
1921 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Sydney
1931 Rockefeller grant received
c. 1931 - 1948 Chair of Zoology at Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland
1945 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
1948 Retired

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Harrison, A.J., 'Theodore T Flynn (1883-1968)', in Progress in Managing Fisheries in Australia 1800-1990, Harrison, A.J., Anthony Harrison, 2003, http://members.trump.net.au/ahvem/Fisheries/Identities/Flynn.html. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 11 July 2006

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