Biographical entry Butcher, Alfred Dunbavin (1915 - 1990)

Summary

Alfred Dunbavin Butcher was Director of Fisheries and Wildlife Victoria 1949-73. He was involved in a number of conservation activities.

Details

Born Geelong, 3 June 1915. Died 1992. CMG 1978; AO 1987. Educated University of Melbourne. Biologist, Fisheries and Game Department 1941-47; Chief Inspector, Fisheries and Wildlife Victoria 1947-49, Director 1949-73; Deputy Director of Conservation Victoria 1973-78. State Executive, CSIRO 1964-78; President, Royal Society of Victoria 1971-72; Trustee, World Wildlife Fund (Australia) 1979-84; Chairman, Zoological Board of Victoria 1947- .

Errata: Death date erroneously published as 1992, confirmed as 1990 and altered in this record on 11 October 2000.

Related entries

Archival resources

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• Alfred Dunbavin Butcher - Records; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

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

Journal Articles

• Anderson, Fay, 'A.D. Butcher: A Man for all Seasons', Australasian Science, vol. 19, no. 4, 1998, p. 56. Details
• Lake, P. S., 'Butcher, Alfred Dunbavin (1915-1990), Biologist', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 17, 2007, pp. 171-172. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Butcher, Alfred Dunbavin', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467834. Details

See also

• Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P002223. Details