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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. & Rosanne Walker updated 2025-02-11 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000897b.htm person Whittell Hubert Massey AACR2 24 March 1883 7 February 1954 Place of Birth Stratford, Essex, England Place of Death Nannup, Western Australia, Australia Ornithologist Farmer Hubert Whittell migrated to Western Australia in 1926 and set up a dairy and orchard in Bridgetown. He joined the RAOU in 1929 and was an active member until his death. He published articles and books and his major work was The Literature of Australian Birds (1954).

Born Stratford, Essex, England, 24 March 1883. Died Nannup, Western Australia, 7 February 1954. OBE 1920. Educated India, Germany and England, and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh 1899-1902. Commissioned as an Army Officer 1904; 56th Punjabi Rifles, Indian Army from 1907; served in France, Belgium and Egypt during World War I; promoted to major 1919; migrated to Western Australia 1926; set up an orchard and dairy farm at Bridgetown. Wrote A Handbook of the Birds of Western Australia (1948, 1951, with D.L. Serventy), A Systematic List of the Birds of Western Australia (1948, with D.L. Serventy) and The Literature of Australian Birds (1954). President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1941-43. Keen conservationist who served on the State Fauna Protection Advisory Committee from 1946. Prepared bird skins for G.M. Mathews, who named Pachyptila salvini whittelli in his honour. Whittel [sic] Island, north-west of Perth, is named after him.

 Serventy, Dominic Louis (1904 - 1988) Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union (1910 - 1997)

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 'Whittell, Hubert Massey', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Whittell, Hubert Massey Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Whittell, Hubert Massey (1883-1954), ornithologist, soldier and farmer Kloot, Tess Whittell, Hubert Massey (1883-1954), ornithologist, soldier and farmer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 478 Journal Article: The late Major H. M. Whittell. OBE Serventy, D. L. The late Major H. M. Whittell. OBE 1954 Emu 53 61-67 Journal Article: Frederick Strange: a Biography Whittell, H. M. Frederick Strange: a Biography 1947 The Australian Zoologist 11 96-114 Journal Article: The Visits of John Gilbert, Naturalist, to Swan River Colony Whittell, H. M. The Visits of John Gilbert, Naturalist, to Swan River Colony 1949 Journal of the Western Australian Historical Society 4 23-53 Journal Article: A review of the work of John Gilbert in Western Australia, part III Whittell, H. M. A review of the work of John Gilbert in Western Australia, part III 1951 Emu 41 4 289-305 Journal Article: John Gilbert's Notebook on Marsupials Whittell, H. M. John Gilbert's Notebook on Marsupials 1954 Western Australian Naturalist 4 104-114 Book: The Literature of Australian Birds: a History and a Bibliography of Australian Ornithology Whittell, H. M. The Literature of Australian Birds: a History and a Bibliography of Australian Ornithology Perth Patterson Brokensha 1954 Journal Article: A Review of the Work of John Gilbert in Western Australia Whittell, H. M. A Review of the Work of John Gilbert in Western Australia 1941 Emu 41 2 112-29 Book: A handbook of the birds of Western Australia (with the exception of the Kimberley Division) Serventy, D. L. and Whittell, H. M. A handbook of the birds of Western Australia (with the exception of the Kimberley Division) Perth Patersons Press 1948 Journal Article: The ornithology of Francis Thomas Gregory (1821 - 1888) Whittell, H. M. The ornithology of Francis Thomas Gregory (1821 - 1888) 1946 Emu 45 4 289-97 Journal Article: Herman Franz Otto Lipfert Whittell, H. M. Herman Franz Otto Lipfert 1940 Emu 40 2 118-9 Journal Article: A review of the work of John Gilbert in Western Australia: part IV Whittell, H. M. A review of the work of John Gilbert in Western Australia: part IV 1951 Emu 51 1 17-29 Journal Article: Notes on field trips of J. T. Tunney Whittell, H. M. Notes on field trips of J. T. Tunney 1938 Emu 38 3 322-6 Journal Article: John Leadbeater of the National Museum Whittell, H. M. John Leadbeater of the National Museum 1944 Victorian naturalist 60 11 180 Journal Article: Gould's Western Australian Birds, with Notes on His Collectors Whittell, H. M. Gould's Western Australian Birds, with Notes on His Collectors 1938 Emu 38 2 175-86 Journal Article: A review of the work of John Gilbert in Western Australia: part II Whittell, H. M. A review of the work of John Gilbert in Western Australia: part II 1941 Emu 41 3 216-42 Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001 Hubert Massey Whittell - Records Western Australian Museum Hubert Massey Whittell - Records 1926 - 1952 Personal files in the museum administrative records and a file of correspondence 1926-52 [4 cm]. 0.04 m Hubert Massey Whittell - Records JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia Hubert Massey Whittell - Records MN 32 1932 - 1952 Miscellany of papers collected by H. M. Whittell on the history of Bridgetown; material for a history of fauna conservation in W.A.; correspondence with the W.A. Fauna Advisory Committee; Royal Australasian Ornithologist Union papers and matters; Western Australian Bird Survey; information on the beginnings of the Fisheries Department in W.A.; his correspondence and diary (1944-1947). 1.6 m