Background
Williams, William David was born on August 21, 1936 in Liverpool, England. Son of William and Gertrude Emily (Pritchard) Williams. arrived in Australia, 1961.
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Life in Inland Waters
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- So Many Fish, So Little Time: 1001 of the World’s Greatest Backcountry Honeyholes, Trout Rivers, Blue Ribbon Waters, Bass Lakes, and Saltwater Hot Spots (Ever dreamed of following in Hemingway's footsteps a...)
William David Williams
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science with honors I, U. Liverpool, England, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Liverpool, 1960; Doctor of Science, U. Liverpool, 1974; Deputy Educated, Monash U., Melbourne, Australia, 1972.
Career
Reader, lecturer, senior lecturer, Monash U., Melbourne, 1961-1974;
professor zoology, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1975-1994;
chairman, department head, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1974-1980, 84-87, 91-93;
dean of science, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1983;
emeritus professor, U. Adelaide, Australia, since 1994. Visiting professor U. Waterloo, Canada, 1967. Visiting scientist Max Planck Limnology Institute, Schlitz, Germany, 1967-1968.
Environmental consultant Gutteridge, Haskins and Davey, Melbourne, 1976-1981.
Achievements
Works
book
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So Many Fish, So Little Time: 1001 of the World’s Greatest Backcountry Honeyholes, Trout Rivers, Blue Ribbon Waters, Bass Lakes, and Saltwater Hot Spots
( Ever dreamed of following in Hemingway's footsteps and ...)
- Life in Inland Waters
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So Many Fish, So Little Time: 1001 of the World’s Greatest Backcountry Honeyholes, Trout Rivers, Blue Ribbon Waters, Bass Lakes, and Saltwater Hot Spots
Membership
Trustee World Wildlife Fund, Australia, 1984-1990. Member expert working group United Nations Environment Programme Aral Sea Rehabilitation Project, 1990-1993, county National Parks Foundation of South Australia, 1993-1996. Fellow Australian Institute of Biology, Russian Academy Natural Science (foreign).
Member Royal Society South Australia (president 1992-1994, Verco medal 1988), International Institute Ecology (honorary staff member), International Consortium for Salt Lake Research (executive co-director since 1989).
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Married Anne Ruscoe, January 16, 1961. Children: Simon, Richard.
