Professor of Zoology, University of Adelaide (Emeritus Professor 1973) 1984 The ecological web : more on the distribution and abundance of animals published Significant work General theory of the distribution and abundance of animals The ecology of Thrips imaginis The ecology of Austroicetes cruciata Diapause, period of suspended development in an invertebrate, or mammal embryo, especially during poor environmental conditions The Queensland fruitfly Dacus tryoni Honours and awards Andrewartha received many prestigious awards including the Clarke Medal from the Royal Society of New South Wales, Verco Medal from the Royal Society of South Australia, and the Gold Medal from Australian Ecological Society in 1987. He was President of the Nature Conservation Society of South Australia and Chairman of the National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council of South Australia. 1954 David Syme Research Prize of the University of Melbourne (with Charles Birch) 1962 Verco Medal of the Royal Society of South Australia 1968 Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1987 Gold Medal of the Australian Ecological Society 1988 Eminent Ecologist Award of the Ecological Society of America for 1988 to Andrewartha and Birch Publications 1954: The Distribution and Abundance of Animals. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (with Charles Birch) 1961: Introduction to the Study of Animal Populations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; London: Methuen & Co 1971: Introduction to the Study of Animal Populations, 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; London: Methuen & Co which includes additional information and adjustments. 1984: The Ecological Web. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (with Charles Birch) Retirement and death Andrewartha retired in 1972. In 1975 he suffered a serious stroke, but continued writing his last book with Birch. He died on 27 January 1992 at the age of 84. He married Harriett Vevers Steele, herself a trained entomologist, in Melbourne in 1935. Predeceased by his wife, Andrewartha was survived by his son Graeme and daughter Susan Dutch. Legacy The HG Andrewartha Medal of the Royal Society of South Australia, was established to recognise outstanding research by an early-career, young Australian scientist. References 1907 births 1992 deaths Australian entomologists Australian ecologists Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science 20th-century Australian zoologists University of Adelaide alumni University of Western Australia alumni