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Filson, Rex Bertram (1930 - )

Botanist

Born: 16 March 1930 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Rex Bertram Filson worked for the Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Victoria 1965-88, as a seeds collector, lichenologist and finally as a senior botanist. He was originally a carpenter by trade and went to Antarctica as a carpenter 1961-63.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1943 - 1961 Worked mainly as a carpenter in various parts of Australia
1961 - 1963 Carpenter with the Antarctic Division, Department of Science in Antarctica
1963 - 1964 Carpenter and Biologist with the Antarctic Division in Victoria
1964 Biologist with the Maud Gibson Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne
1965 - 1966 Lichenologist with the Department of Crown Lands and Survey
1965 - 1966 Seeds collector for the Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Victoria
1971 Churchill Fellowship received
1979 Master of Science (MSc) completed at Monash University in Victoria
1979 - 1988 Senior Botanist with the Department of Crown Lands and Survey
1988 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from Monash University

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 21 August 2006

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