Alexander John Nicholson
Australian entomologist

Alexander John Nicholson

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Australian entomologist
Gender:
Male
Places:
Australia
Is:
ZoologistEntomologist
Work field:
Biology
Birth:
25 March 1895
Death:
28 October 1969
Star sign:
Aries
Awards:
Commander of the Order of the British EmpireClarke MedalFellow of the Australian Academy of ScienceFellow of the Royal Entomological Society
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Alexander John Nicholson (25 March 1895 – 28 October 1969) was an Irish Australian entomologist who specialised in insect population dynamics. He was Chief of the CSIR / CSIRO Division of Economic Entomology for 24 years and is credited with initiating the professional era in Australian entomology. He was a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

He is notable for the Nicholson–Bailey model.