Arthur Graham Brown
Arthur Graham Brown | |
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| Born | 22 April 1919 Heathcote Junction, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | President of Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | medicine, ornithology |
Arthur Graham Brown (22 April 1919 – 3 January 1982) was an Australian medical doctor and amateur
ornithologist, notable for his involvement with the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
.
Early life
Brown was born on 22 April 1919 in
London, England (1940–45).[1]
Ornithology
Brown joined the
National Museum of Victoria.[1] He was involved in several extended ornithological field trips, including to north-west Australia in 1959, around the Australian continent in 1962, and to Australia's centre and north-west regions in 1967.[1] He published the first Victorian record of the cattle egret (Ardeola ibis coromanda).[1] Brown served as President of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union from 1969 to 1972, and presided over efforts to modernise the organisation.[1]
Personal life and death
Brown married Joan Frecheville in 1946, and together they had two sons and two daughters.Wandong, Victoria, and was survived by his second wife, Noela.[1]
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- ^ a b "From Colac to Cambridge: a 1938 sea journal". Parrot Press. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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