D.L. Serventy and K.A. Wodzicki at Middle Harbour, April 1941 [picture]
- Bib ID:
- 3798953
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1941
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8.2 cm., on mount 17.7 x 10.5 cm.
- Series:
- G.M. Mathews collection of portraits of ornithologists.
- Biography/History:
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Dominic Louis Serventy (1904-1988) was President of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, 1947-1949, and was elected a Fellow of the RAOU in 1952. In 1956 he was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion. He was co-author of Birds of Western Australia and The Handbook of Australian Seabirds.
Kazimierz Antoni Wodzicki (1900-1987) was the Polish government-in-exile's consul general to New Zealand, 1941-1945. Remained in New Zealand after the war, performing research for the New Zealand government. Published numerous scientific papers on various topics, including rats and birds.
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- Inscription: "D.L. Serventy and K.A. Wodzicki (left) at Middle harbour, near Sydney, April, 1941. K.A. Wodzicki was Professor of Animal Husbandry at Warsaw University, and Chairman of the Polish section of the Bird Preservation Congress. At time of the photo he was Consul-general for Poland in New Zealand."--On Mount.
- Part of G.M. Mathews collection of portraits of ornithologists.
- Title devised by cataloguer from inscription.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-150666460
- Related Material:
- Papers of Gregory M. Mathews, 1900-1949; located at; National Library of Australia Manuscript collection MS 1465.
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