Robert Arnold Wardle Award

Prix Robert Arnold Wardle

Biography - Biographie

 

Canadian Society of Zoologists

• Wardle Award established 1974

•  Born 1890 Clifton, England. Died January 2, 1974 Winnipeg

•  BSc. Zoology, Royal College of Science, University of London 1912

• MSc. Royal College of Science 1914

•  Manchester Special Lecturer in Zoology 1918-1928

• British Cotton Growers Association Research Investigator Sudan 1923-24

• University of Manitoba Head Department of Zoology 1928-1958.

• United College (now University of Winnipeg) Zoology Department 1958-1962

Research on entomology and parasitology, particularly tapeworms. Several books including the 780 page "The Zoology of Tapeworms" co-authored with J. A. McLeod 1952. This book was updated by "Advances in the Zoology of tapeworms, 1950-1970" co-authored with J. A. McLeod and S. Radinovsky which was published shortly after his death.

 Honours

Fellow Royal Society of Canada 1936

 References

McLeod, J.A. and H. E. Welch 1974 Professor R. A. Wardle, M. Sc. CSZ Bull. 5(3): 2-3.

 

Robert Arnold Wardle