Gerald R Allen

Who is Gerald R Allen?

Gerald R. Allen is an American born Australian ichthyologist. His career began in 1963, when he spent a semester at the University of Hawaii, where he also received a PhD in marine zoology in 1971. In 1972 Allen wrote his doctoral thesis on the systematics and biology of the anemone fish.

In 1974 he was made curator at the Western Australian Museum in Perth till 1997, where Allen moved to Conservation International working as a Science Team Leader undertaking coral reef fish surveys in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines until 2003. Allen has written 33 books and about 400 scientific papers. In 2003 he received the K. Radway Allen Award from the Australian Society for Fish Biology for his outstanding scientific achievements in the field.

Allen continues to publish scientific papers and is involved in the non-profit organization Conservation International, especially for the preservation of biodiversity in the area of Vogelkop Peninsula.