Biographical entry Le Souef, Albert Sherbourne (1877 - 1951)

Summary

Albert Sherbourne Le Souëf was Director of the Zoological Gardens, Moore Park, Sydney 1903-1916, and the Taronga Zoological Park, Sydney from 1916-1939. He was also Secretary and later Assistant Director of the Melbourne Zoological Gardens 1896-1903.

Details

Born Royal Park, Melbourne, 30 January 1877. Died Mosman, Sydney, 31 March 1951. Educated Veterinary College, Melbourne. Secretary, Zoological Gardens, Melbourne 1896-1902, Assistant Director on the death of his father, Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souëf (q.v.) from 1902-03; Director, Zoological Gardens, Moore Park, Sydney 1903-16, and the Taronga Zoological Park, Sydney 1916-39, the planning and development of the grounds of which he supervised, as the first director. Council, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales for 50 years, President 1943-44. With Harry J. Burrell, wrote The Wild Animals of Australasia (1926). Lectured frequently and travelled widely, collecting animals and establishing contacts. Life member, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1945.

Related entries

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Albert Sherbourne Le Souef - Records, 1914 - 1929; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• Le Souëf Family Archives - Records, MS 13490; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Zoological Parks Board of NSW

• Albert Sherbourne Le Souef - Records, 1916 - 1939; Zoological Parks Board of NSW. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions

• Australasian Science, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/journal/journal.htm. Details

Book Sections

• Butcher, A. Dunbavin, 'Le Souef, Albert Sherbourne (1877-1951)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 78-80. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100075b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Le Souef, Albert Sherbourne', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-573154. Details
• O'Sullivan, Lisa, 'The Le Soeuf Family Tradition', Australasian Science, vol. Winter, 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/journal/as_lesouef.htm. Details

See also

• Robin, Libby, The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2001, 492 pp. Details