Thomas Oakley Browning (28 January 1920 – April 1998) was an Australian zoologist and peace activist. He was a research scientist in the field of entomology. After his retirement in 1983, he had the title of Emeritus Professor of Entomology at the Waite campus of the University of Adelaide. He also wrote a number of biographies of former colleagues.Browning, Thomas Oakley (1920 - ), Encyclopedia of Australian Science, www.eoas.info He died in Adelaide in April 1998 at the age of 78.Ancestry LifeStory: Thomas Oakley BrowningProposed ADB Entries for People Who Died 1991-2000
Timeline 1920 Born in Maitland, South Australia1948–1952 Entomologist, Waite Agricultural Research Institute1952 Nuffield Foundation Fellow 1953–1962 Senior lecturer in zoology, University of Adelaide 1963–1983 Waite Professor of Entomology 1971–1977 Research director, International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi 1983-1998 Emeritus professor of entomology1987–1988 Chairman, Environment Protection Council of South Australia
Publications Browning, T. O., 'Davidson, James (1885-1945), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 226–227 Birch, L. C.; Browning, T. O., 'Herbert George Andrewartha 1907-1992', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 9, no. 3, 1993, pp. 258–268.
Research areas Diapause in crickets The quantitative study of insect populations Fruit fly Population ecology
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