Background
Partridge, Timothy Cooper was born on December 7, 1942 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Astley Cooper and Isabelle Mary (Wiggett) Partridge.
consultant researcher earth scientist
Partridge, Timothy Cooper was born on December 7, 1942 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Astley Cooper and Isabelle Mary (Wiggett) Partridge.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Natal, South Africa, 1969.
Junior lecturer, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1965;
research associate palaeo-anthropology research unit, U. Witwatersrand, 1983-1995;
honorary professor physical geography, U. Witwatersrand, since 1983;
Ad Hominem professor cainozoic and engineering geology, U. Witwatersrand, 1987-1988;
senior research officer climatology research group, U. Witwatersrand, since 1994;
research officer, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 1966-1968;
chief engineering geologist, Loxton, Hunting & Associations, Johannesburg, 1968-1971;
principal, T.C. Partridge & Associations now Partridge, Maud & Associations, Johannesburg, since 1971;
research associate department palaeontology and palaeoenvironmental studies, Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, 1991-1993. Member professional advising committee South African Council for Natural Science, Pretoria, 1982-1988. President Institute for Study of Man in Africa, Johannesburg, 1985.
Member permanent county International Society for Human Palaeontology, Paris, since 1985. Committee member South African Committee on Global Change, 1986-1992. President South African Society Quaternary Research, 1987-1989, chairman South African National Committee INQUA, since 1990.
Leader Palaeoclimates of the Southern Hemisphere, since 1992. Leader Foundation for Research Development Special Program on South African Palaeoclimates, 1994-1995. Chairman Cainozoic Task Group South African Com.on Stratigraphy, since 1991.
Committee member South African National Committee Internat.Union Geological Sciences, since 1992. Member Board Control Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, Johannesburg, since 1992. Co-leader Pilot Projectson Climates of the Past United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, since 1993.
Member science steering committee Past Global Changes International Geosphere-Biosphere Program, since 1993.
Member Association Engineering Geologists (membership chairman South African section 1973-1975), Geological Society South Africa, South African Archaeol.
Married Louisa Marilyn Phillips. 1 child, Astley Cooper Partridge.