| Authorised form of name | Symons; Robert Henry (1934 - 2006) |
| Dates | 1934 - 2006 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Place of birth | Merbein, Victoria, Australia |
| Date of birth | 20/03/1934 |
| Date of death | 04/10/2006 |
| Activity | Education:
Ballarat Grammar School; University of Melbourne. BAgSc; PhD
Career:
Senior Demonstrator, University of Melbourne (1958-1961); Post-doctoral Fellow, UK (1961-1962); Lecturer (1962-1967), Senior Lecturer (1968-1972), Reader (1973-1986), Professor (since 1987, in Department of Plant Science since 1991), University of Adelaide
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/03/1988 |
| Age at election | 53 |
| Relationships | Son of Henry Officer and Irene Olivette Symons; married (07 April 1958) Verna Helen; two sons, two daughters |
| Source | Sources:
WWA1998
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of the Fellows of the Royal Society Vol 54, 2008, pp 383-400 |
| Code | NA4820 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1988/38 | Symons, Robert Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1983 |