Life Summary - George Francis Bornemissza

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Bornemissza, George Francis (1924–2014)

	Bornemissza, George Francis (1924–2014)
Born	11 February, 1924 Baja , Bács-Kiskun , Hungary
Died	10 April, 2014 (aged 90) Hobart , Tasmania , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Hungarian
Related Entries [View as tree]	Waterhouse, Douglas Frew (work colleague)
Passenger Ship*	Anna Salen (1951) (passenger)
Occupation*	refugee (1951-1951) Western Australia, Australia zoologist (1951-1954) Western Australia, Australia entomologist (1954-1983) Federal, Australia insect collector (1983-2014) Tasmania, Australia
Awards	Britannica Australia Award (recipient, 1973) Rolex Award for Enterprise (recipient, 1981) Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2001) Conservationist of the Year (Australian Geographic) (recipient, 2008)
Legacies*	Hoploghonus bornemisszae (Bornemissza’s stag beetle) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Alexander von Humboldt Society (fellow)
Workplaces*	University of Western Australia (zoology) (employee, 1951-1954) CSIRO (entomology) (scientist, 1954-1983)

* Dates are approximate

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