Scoresby Arthur Shepherd

Background

Shepherd, Scoresby Arthur was born on January 22, 1935 in Port Lincoln, Australia. Son of Geoffrey Lincoln and Olga Adele (Woodman) Shepherd.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, U. Adelaide, 1957; Bachelor, Classics U., Adelaide, Australia, 1958; M of Environmental Science, U. Adelaide, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin U., Victoria, Australia, 1988.

Career

Judge's associate, South Australian Government, Adelaide, 1957-1959; private law practice, Adelaide, 1960-1962, 64-68; lecturer, U. South Australia, Adelaide, 1962-1963; biologist, State Department Fisheries, Adelaide, 1968-1992; biologist, South Australian Research Development Institute, Adelaide, since 1992. Visiting professor Sultan Qaboos U., Muscat, Oman, 1991. Honorary associate South Australian Museum, Adelaide, since 1976.

Achievements

• Scoresby Arthur Shepherd has been listed as a noteworthy Marine biologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society South Australia (president 1970-1971, treasurer). Member Australian Marine Sciences Association (Jubilee award for excellence in marine sci.1997), New Zealand Marine Sciences Association.

Interests

• Avocations: canoeing, rock climbing, cycling, bush walking, swimming, diving.

Connections

Married Ruth Ellen Rudman, June 14, 1957 (divorced April 1970). Children: Louise Janette, Lincoln Scoresby, Christopher John. Married Anna Martha Steingraber, July 16, 1976.

Father:

Geoffrey Lincoln Shepherd

Mother:

Olga Adele (Woodman) Shepherd

Spouse:

Anna Martha Steingraber

Spouse:

Ruth Ellen Rudman

child:

Lincoln Scoresby Shepherd

child:

Louise Janette Shepherd

child:

Christopher John Shepherd