Biographical entry Kinghorn, James Roy (1891 - 1983)
- Born
- 12 October 1891
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 1983
- Occupation
- Naturalist
Summary
James Roy Kinghorn was Assistant to the Director of the Australian Museum, Sydney up until 1956 when he became naturalist for ABC Radio and Television. He specialised in the study of snakes and bird life.
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
- James Roy Kinghorn - Records, 1928 - 1977, DeB 1000; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Docker, Rose, 'Kinghorn, James Roy (1891-1983), Zoologist', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 17, 2007, p. 628. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Kinghorn, J R', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-573151. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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