Reg Sprigg

Geologist, Deceased Person

1919 – 1994

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Who was Reg Sprigg?

Reginald Claude Sprigg, AO, HonDSc ANU, HonDSc Flinders, MSc Adelaide, FTSE was an Australian geologist and conservationist. At 17 he became the youngest Fellow of the Royal Society of South Australia. During 1946, in the Ediacara Hills, South Australia he discovered the Ediacara biota, an assemblage of some of the most ancient animal fossils known. He was involved with oceanographic research and petroleum exploration by various companies which he initiated. During 1968, he acquired a derelict pastoral lease, Arkaroola, and transformed it into a wildlife sanctuary and wilderness reserve.

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Born
Mar 1, 1919
Yorke Peninsula
Profession
Education
  • Glenunga International High School
  • University of Adelaide
Lived in
  • South Australia
Died
Dec 2, 1994

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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