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Walker, Donald (1928 - )

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Biogeographer
Born: 14 May 1928  Dewsbury, England
Donald Walker was Professor of Biogeography at the Research School of Pacific Studies, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University from 1969-89 and Head of the Department of Biogeography & Geomorphology for most of that period. His work is in the area of courses and rates of vegetation change and its environmental correlates.
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1949Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sheffield, UK
1952Master of Arts (MA) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK
1952 - 1955Research Fellow at Clare College, Cambridge
1953 - 1955Commissioned Officer with the Royal Australian Air Force in the War Office Operations Research Unit
1954Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Unviersity of Cambridge
1954 - 1960Senior Assistant in Research in the Botany School at the Cambridge University
1955 - 1960Captain with advisory duties for Scientific Adviser to the Army Council, Army Reserve (War Office Unit)
1955 - 1960Official Fellow and Assistant Tutor at Clare College
1960 - 1968Reader / Professorial Fellow in Biogeography at the Research School of Pacific Studies at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University
1969 - 1980Head of the Department of Biogeography and Geomorphology at the Research School of Pacific Studies
1969 - 1989Professor of Biogeography at the Research School of Pacific Studies
1985 - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
1986 - 1989Head of the Department of Biogeography and Geomorphology at the Research School of Pacific Studies

 
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Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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