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Davies, Valerie Ethel (1920 - )

Museum curator and Zoologist

Born: 29 September 1920 Wanganui, New Zealand

Valerie Ethel Davies was appointed Curator of Arachnids at the Queensland Museum in 1972. She built up the collection by organising and attending numerous expeditions and systematically sorted and identified each specimen herself. Davies has authored over forty publications.

Career Highlights

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Chronology
1939 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at Otago University in New Zealand
1942 Master of Science with Honours (MSc (Hons)) completed at Otago University, New Zealand
1943 - 1944 Research Assistant in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Otago, New Zealand
1944 - 1945 Assistant Lecturer in Zoology at the University of Otago in New Zealand
1948 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Somerville College, Oxford, UK
1962 - 1963 Nuffield Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology at the University of Otago, New Zealand
1964 - 1972 Tutor in the Department of Zoology (part-time) at the University of Queensland
1972 - 1974 Curator of Arachnids at the Queensland Museum
1974 - 1978 Research Curator at the Queensland Museum
1976 - 1985 Honorary Consultant for the Department of Entomology at the University of Queensland
1978 - 1985 Senior Curator at the Queensland Museum
1984 Participant in Expedition Wanderlust to Hinchenbrook Island
1985 Retired
1989 - 1992 Vice-President of the Centre Internationale Documentaire Arachnologique

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 25 September 2006

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