Bert Main

Albert Russell Main CBE FAA FANZAAS (6 March 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Australian zoologist.

He served in the Australian Imperial Force and the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, but later returned to zoology, qualifying as a Doctor of Philosophy in 1956, and becoming a Professor of Zoology in 1967.

He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1969.

He was married to arachnologist Barbara York Main.

[2] Commonly known as Main's frog, Ranoidea maini, is also named for him.