Chris Illert’s Items in our Library

Chris Illert was briefly (1978-80) a member of our Society when we were known as MARIA (the Marine Aquarium Research Institute of Australia – SA Branch). He later joined the staff at Wollongong University.

Chris at a MARIA dive (with Denise Warren)

During his MARIA membership, he was the founding editor of our first journal (MARIA Journal). Chris edited the first 3 journals before they became the responsibility of an editorial committee.

(Our Journals continued to be published until 2014, as the MLSSA Journal. The final issue was MLSSA Journal No.24 (there were several MARIA Journals prior to the MLSSA Journals).)

Chris on a later dive

This is mainly an introduction to Chris because some of his work has been donated to our library. He had donated his book “Sea-shell Mathematics” (mlssa No.1014) to us long ago. We received several more donations more recently. Item 2333, for example, is “Botany Bay’s Sea-grass Meadows – an ecological overview” by Chris and Daniela Reverberi.

Further items are these files: –

CR Illert miscellaneous correspondence & minutes for MARIA – mlssa No.2334

CR Illert miscellaneous – mlssa No.2335 (This file contains many newspaper cuttings and copies of magazine articles written by Chris)

“Formation and Solution of the Classical Seashell Problem (Parts 1 & 2) by CR Illert – mlssa No.2336

“Toxic Red-tides – a plain English report upon possible sewage-poisoning of the entire south-west Pacific Ocean” by CR Illert & Dr John Laurent – mlssa No.2337

“The Growth and Feeding Habits of a South Australian Murex” by CR Illert – mlssa No.2338

“South Australian Helmet Feeding” by CR Illert – mlssa No.2339

Collection of articles by CR Illert – mlssa No.2340 (As the title suggests, this file contains numerous ‘academic’ articles written by Chris and/or his associates)

There is a lot of history within these files. The information within the files is too important to be overlooked.