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Williams, William Thomas (1913 - 1995)

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Botanist and Plant taxonomist
Born: 18 April 1913  London, England.  Died: 15 October 1995.
William Thomas Williams held many positions in the United Kingdom including Professor of Botany at the University of Southampton from 1951 to 1965. He then moved to Australia to join the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Computing Research 1966-68, and later the Division of Tropical Pastures 1968-73. Williams was a leading authority on the use of numerical methods for classifying biological data. After his retirement he worked as a consultant to James Cook University of North Queensland, Davies Laboratory (CSIRO) and the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville. He was also a qualified piano teacher.
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1933Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London
1933 - 1936Taught at Imperial College
1936 - 1940Teacher at Sir John Cass Technical College
1940Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London
1940Diploma of Imperial College (DIC) completed
1941 - 1946Military service with the Royal Artillery (Sergeant), Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Second Lieutenant) and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Major)
1946 - 1951Lecturer at Bedford College for Women
1951 - 1956Professor of Botany and Head of the Department of Botany at the University of Southampton
1956Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London
1966 - 1968Senior Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Computing Research
1968 - 1973Senior Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Tropical Pastures
1978 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

 
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