Alexander John Nicholson
Appearance
Alexander John Nicholson (25 March 1895 – 28 October 1969) was an Irish Australian entomologist who specialised in insect population dynamics. He was Chief of the CSIR / CSIRO Division of Economic Entomology for 24 years and is credited with initiating the professional era in Australian entomology.[1] He was a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[2]
He is notable for the Nicholson–Bailey model.
References
- ^ Mackerras, I.M. 1970. Alexander John Nicholson 1895-1969 Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. Records of the Australian Academy of Science 2:66 - 81
- ^ D. F. Waterhouse, "Nicholson, Alexander John (1895–1969)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. First published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 15, (MUP), 2000.