1954 - 1967: Marine Biologist, Sea Fisheries, Cape Town
1968 - 1978: Director - Oceanographic Research Institute & S.A.Association for Marine Biological Research, Durban. Professor at the University of Natal
1979 - 1988: Head - Estuarine & Coastal Research Unit, CSIR, Stellenbosch
1983 - 1988: Member of Directorate - National Research Institute for Oceanology, CSIR
1989/1990: Chief Executive - Southern African Nature Foundation (now WWF - SA)
Since 1991: Private Environmental Consultant and Specialist Consultant to WWF - SA
1994/1995: Honorary Professor - Stellenbosch University
Allan Heydorn is married to Helene, née Dommisse, and they have three children: Allan Jan, Anneke and Martin.
His father was A. F. P. J. Heydorn, Professor of Electrotechnical Engineering at Stellenbosch University.
Hobbies: Diving, travels, birdwatching
Favourite Books: Wilhelm Busch
Estuaries of the Cape, Part 1: Synopsis of the Cape Coast, natural features, dynamics and utilization, (co-author: K L Tinley), CSIR Research Report No. 380, 1980
Book Contributions:
Estuaries of the Cape, Part 2: Synopsis of information on individual systems, CSIR Research Reports No. 400 - 442, 1981 - 1993
The South African Shoreline between the Orange River on the West Coast and Ponto do Ouro on the East Coast
In: The Worlds Coastline, (Editors: Bird, E C F and Schwartz, M L), 1985
Estuaries and the Open Sea
In: Oceans of Life off Southern Africa, (Editors: Payne, A I L , Crawford, R J M and van Dalsen, A P), 1989
The conservation status of southern African estuaries
In: Biotic Conservation of Southern Africa, (Editor: Huntley, B J), 1989
The Coastal Zone, (co-authors: Glazewski, J I and Gladovic, B C)
In: Environmental Concerns in South Africa, (Editors: Fuggle, R F and Rabe, M A), 1992
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