Robin, LibbyDay, Jon C.2020-10-150727-3061http://hdl.handle.net/1885/212529Max Day (1915-2017) entomologist, scientific diplomat and conservationist, was a national scientific leader across the twentieth century, a time that spanned the rise of the idea of the environment and of concern about ecological limits. He was a pioneer in Australia of integrated, cross-disciplinary science and an important advocate of evidence-based policy-making. His fundamental disciplinary work in entomology, virology, ecology and forestry focused on nationally significant problems and their international context.application/pdfen-AU© Australian Academy of Science 2020202010.1071/HR190072020-07-06