Douglas Waterhouse (1916-2000), was a major contributor to Australian entomology. Head of CSIRO Entomology for 21 years, he was instrumental in establishing the Australian National Insect Collection. He was made Officer in the Order of Australia in 1980.
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| Douglas Frew Waterhouse 2003 by Robyn Stacey(b.1952) lenticular technology by Robin Ford Ozzillusions lenticular print Collection: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003 |
A bug in the hand: An Interview with Douglas Frew Waterhouse - National Portrait Gallery Video.
Australian Academy of Science - Transcript of Interview with Dr Waterhouse

