Biographical entry Mellor, John White (1868 - 1931)
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 10 October 1931
- Occupation
- Ornithologist
Summary
John White Mellor was a keen ornithological, oological and entomological collector and worked hard for the protection of birds. He was a President of both the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union and the South Australian Ornithological Association.
Details
Events
- 1901
- Career position - Foundation member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
- 1908
- Career position - Represented South Australia at the interstate conference on Bird Protection held in Melbourne in November
- 1911 - 1912
- Career position - President of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
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Published resources
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Mellor, J W', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-508527. 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
Rosanne Walker
Created: 22 March 2001, Last modified: 25 August 2006
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