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Laverack, Michael ( - 1993) |
| Marine scientist |
| Born: Croydon, England. Died: 28 July 1993. |
| Michael Laverack was a Professorial Fellow, Macmillan Laboratory, University of Melbourne 1990-93, having previously been Professor of Marine Biology and director of the Gatty Marine Laboratory 1969-85. He wrote "The Physiology of Earthworms" (1963) and "Lecture Notes in Invertebrate Zoology" (1974). |
Career Highlights |
| Educated University of Southampton (BSc 1955, PhD 1959). Scientific officer, Nature Conservancy, Lecturer, University of St Andrews 1960-69, Professor of Marine Biology and Director of the Gatty Marine Laboratory, University of St Andrews 1969-85. Took early retirement from St Andrews in 1990, and took up a 5 year appointment as a Senior Research Fellow with the Australian Research Council to conduct full-time research in the Zoology Department at the University of Melbourne, where he joined the Macmillan Laboratory as a Professorial Fellow. Fellow, Institute of Biology 1970, Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh 1972. |
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