Hickman, Vernon Victor

 Person: id 53876
University connections
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Event flag
World War I
Family name
Hickman
Given name(s)
Vernon Victor
Initials
V.V.
Gender
Male
Early education
Hickman, V.V. : The Friends' High School
Tertiary education
Hickman V.V. : Science.B.Sc., 1915, University of TasmaniaHickman V.V. : Arts.B.A., 1927, University of TasmaniaHickman V.V. : Science.D.Sc., 1937, University of Tasmania
Birth
Hickman V.V. : Life.Birth 28 Aug 1894 - @ Glenorchy [ TAS Australia ]
Military service
Hickman V.V. : Military and health.Served: Corporal 1917 - 1919Hickman V.V. : Military and health.Enlisted: Private 28 Aug 1917
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Hickman V.V. : Lecturer in Chemistry 1915 - 1916 Zeehan School of Mines & Metallurgy @ Zeehan [ TAS Australia ]Hickman V.V. : Ralston Lecturer in Biology 1920 - 1959 University Of Tasmania @ Hobart [ TAS Australia ]Hickman V.V. : Head of Chemistry 1920 - Launceston Technical College @ Armadale -- Victoria, AustraliaHickman V.V. : Chair of Biology 1943 - University Of Tasmania @ University of Tasmania -- Hobart, Australia
Professional Association Memberships
Hickman, Vernon Victor : Royal Society of TasmaniaHickman, Vernon Victor : Australia & NZ Association for the Advancement of Science, 1940Hickman, Vernon Victor : Royal Entomological Society of London, 1947Hickman, Vernon Victor : Entomological Society of NSW, 1977
Other events
Hickman V.V. : Specific terms.Awarded Medal of Royal Society of Tasmania 1940 - @ Tasmania [ TAS Australia ]Hickman V.V. : Specific terms.Awarded Anders Retzius medal Royal Physiographical Society of Lund, Sweden, 1951Hickman V.V. : Specific terms.Awarded Clive Lord Medal 1960Hickman V.V. : Specific terms.Appointed O.B.E. Order British Empire 1979
Death
Hickman V.V. : Death 20 Nov 1984 @ New Town [ TAS Australia ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
During World War I he relinquished a commission in the Militia to enlist on 28 August 1917 in the Australian Imperial Force. From April 1918 he served on the Western Front with the 40th Battalion. Promoted to corporal in August, he returned to Tasmania in April 1919 and was discharged from the AIF on 23 May. From ADB entry
Publications
By 1932 had published 8 papers on invertebrates
Parental occupation
Storekeeper
Visible notes
A zealous field-collector, he discovered a species of spider named Hickmania troglodytes. It was later placed in a new family, Hickmaniidae. He developed an encyclopaedic knowledge of invertebrates and their relationships, and occasionally studied other animal groups, including mammals. In his regular contributions to scientific journals, he skilfully illustrated his papers and provided his own innovative photographs. He had been a corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London since 1934, but never travelled overseas to meet other scientists. From ADB entry
ADB Entry ID
12631
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