Tim Flannery

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tim Flannery
Occupation	Environmentalist
Date Of Birth	Jan 28, 1956(1956-01-28)
Age	68
Birthplace	Australia
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Tim Flannery Biography

Tim Flannery is one of the most popular and richest Environmentalist who was born on January 28, 1956 in Australia, Australia. Best known as a leader of the Australian Climate Commission, this environmental activist and Macquarie University professor also contributed to the fields of paleontology and mammalogy.

Naturalist and documentary filmmaker David Attenborough lauded Flannery’s research on mammalian evolution in Australia and Asia.

Flannery was raised in a Catholic family in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham, close to Port Phillip Bay, where he learned to fish and scuba dive and became aware of marine pollution and its effects on living organisms. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at La Trobe University in 1977, and then took a change of direction to complete a Master of Science degree in Earth Science at Monash University in 1981. He then left Melbourne for Sydney, enjoying its subtropical climate and species diversity. In 1984, Flannery earned a doctorate at the University of New South Wales in Palaeontology for his work on the evolution of macropods (kangaroos).

In 1980, Flannery discovered dinosaur fossils on the southern coast of Victoria and in 1985 had a role in the ground-breaking discovery of Cretaceous mammal fossils in Australia. This latter find extended the Australian mammal fossil record back 80 million years. During the 1980s, Flannery described most of the known Pleistocene megafaunal species in New Guinea as well as the fossil record of the phalangerids, a family of possums.

He and his wife, Alexandra Szalay, co-wrote a 1998 scientific work titled Tree Kangaroos: a Curious Natural History.

Tim Flannery Net Worth

Tim Flannery is one of the richest Environmentalist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tim Flannery 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A native of coastal Victoria, Australia, he studied English at La Trobe University before earning graduate degrees in science from Monash University and the University of New South Wales.

His numerous honors include the Australian Humanist of the Year prize, the Centenary of Federation Medal, and the Colin Roderick Award.

Timothy Fridtjof Flannery FAA (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, conservationist, explorer, and public scientist. Having discovered more than 30 mammal species (including new species of tree kangaroos), he served as the Chief Commissioner of the Climate Commission, a Federal Government body providing information on climate change to the Australian public. On 23 September 2013, Flannery announced that he would join other sacked commissioners to form the independent Climate Council, that would be funded by the community.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tim Flannery height 5 feet 11 inches Tim weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tim Flannery Dating?

According to our records, Tim Flannery married to Donna Flannery. As of December 1, 2023, Tim Flannery’s is not dating anyone.

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The Sydney Morning Herald wrote an article in 2004, The Flannery eaters, the reporting of pier reviews of Flannery’s views.

Facts & Trivia

Tim Ranked on the list of most popular Environmentalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Tim Flannery celebrates birthday on January 28 of every year.

In September 2005 Flannery said, “There are hot rocks in South Australia that potentially have enough embedded energy in them to run Australia’s economy for the best part of a century”. Also for the Cooper Basin, he proposed the establishment of a fully sustainable city where, “hundreds of thousands of people would live”, utilising these geothermal energy reserves. He named the city, “Geothermia”. Subsequently, in 2007, an exploration company was established. The company expected to raise at least $11.5m on the Australian Stock Exchange. Flannery took up shares in the company. In 2010, the Federal Government provided the company with another $90m for the development work. In August 2016, the geothermal energy project closed as it was not financially viable.

What is Tim Flannery best known for?

Tim Flannery, byname of Timothy Fridtjof Flannery, (born January 28, 1956, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), Australian zoologist and outspoken environmentalist who was named Australian of the Year in 2007 in recognition of his role as an effective communicator in explaining environmental issues and in bringing them to …

How did Tim Flannery change the world?

In 1980, Flannery discovered an Allosaurid dinosaur fossil on the southern coast of Victoria , the first from the family known from Australia. In 1985, he had a role in the ground-breaking discovery of Cretaceous fossil monotreme Steropodon, the first Mesozoic mammal fossil discovered in Australia.

What did Tim Flannery say?

Former Chief Commissioner of the Climate Commission, Professor Tim Flannery, should apologise to the Australian people and never be taken seriously again. In 2005, Flannery predicted that drought conditions would become “permanent in eastern Australia” and that “the rain that comes won’t fill our dams”.

What did Tim Flannery discover?

In 1980 Flannery discovered dinosaur fossils on the southern coast of Victoria. From 1984 to 1999, he was the principal mammal research scientist at the Australian Museum. His work helped extend the Australian mammal fossil record by 80 million years.

Who funds the Climate Council?

It was created by former members of the Climate Commission after it was abolished by the Abbott government in 2013. It is funded by donations from the public.