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Hickman was the eldest son of Pauline née Patterson and her husband, George Milford Hickman, a Tasmanian storekeeper. |
Hickman was the eldest son of Pauline née Patterson and her husband, George Milford Hickman, a Tasmanian storekeeper. |
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He was educated at the [[University of Tasmania]] and briefly lectured before enlist to serve in first world war, returning from the experience of the [[Western Front]] with a psychological impact that remained throughout his life.<ref name="ADB2007>Eric Guiler, 'Hickman, Vernon Victor (1894–1984)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hickman-vernon-victor-12631/text22757, published first in hardcopy 2007, accessed online 9 May 2021.</ref> |
He was educated at the [[University of Tasmania]] and briefly lectured before enlist to serve in first world war, returning from the experience of the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] with a psychological impact that remained throughout his life.<ref name="ADB2007>Eric Guiler, 'Hickman, Vernon Victor (1894–1984)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hickman-vernon-victor-12631/text22757, published first in hardcopy 2007, accessed online 9 May 2021.</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:30, 8 May 2021
Vernon Victor Hickman (1894 - 1984) was an entomologist, born and resident in Tasmania, who became a leading authority on the spiders of Australia.
The genus Hickmania and its formerly recognised family Hickmaniidae were named in tribute to the author. In 1979 Hickman was awarded the title Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for service to zoological science and education".[1]
Hickman was the eldest son of Pauline née Patterson and her husband, George Milford Hickman, a Tasmanian storekeeper. He was educated at the University of Tasmania and briefly lectured before enlist to serve in first world war, returning from the experience of the Western Front with a psychological impact that remained throughout his life.[2]
References
- ^ "Hickman, Vernon Victor - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". www.eoas.info. The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Eric Guiler, 'Hickman, Vernon Victor (1894–1984)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hickman-vernon-victor-12631/text22757, published first in hardcopy 2007, accessed online 9 May 2021.