Biographical entry Gilbert, Percy Albert (1883 - 1960)

Summary

Percy Albert Gilbert was a talented naturalist who specialised in birds and both native and cultivated orchids. He wrote two highly successful books on orchids - The charm of growing orchids and Orchids, their culture and classification - and was made an honorary life member of the Orchid Society of New South Wales, The Sydney Orchid Society and the Australian Orchid Society. Gilbert's ornithological talents were equally impressive, especially his studies on bird behaviour. He was made an honorary member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1958 after a fifty year association with them. Gilbert authored many important articles in Emu, the RAOU's scientific journal, and in other journals such as the Australian Zoologist. He often supplied many of his own illustrations and photographs for he was very talented in those fields as well.

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Events

1909

Career position - Joined the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU)

1938 - 1944

Career position - Editor of Australian Orchid Review

1950 - 1957

Career position - Editor of Australian Orchid Review

c. 1958

Award - Made an honorary member of RAOU

Published resources

Books

• Whittell, H. M., The Literature of Australian Birds: a History and a Bibliography of Australian Ornithology, Patterson Brokensha, Perth, 1954. Details

Journal Articles

• K.A.H, 'Obituary: Mr P A Gilbert', Emu, vol. 60, Part 4, November, pp. 286-287. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Gilbert, Percy Albert', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475782. Details