P001946 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-08-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001946b.htm person Troughton Ellis Le Geyt AACR2 29 April 1893 30 November 1974 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton was Curator of Mammals at the Australian Museum, Sydney 1921-1958. During World War II he was involved in field investigations into scrub typhus in New Guinea. 1916 1919 Military service - First World War. Served with the Army Medical Corps, Australian Imperial Force 1921 1958 Career position - Curator of Mammals, Australian Museum 1928 1928 Career event - Elected Associate Member (Zoology), Australian National Research Council 1931 1932 Career position - President, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1931 1932 Career position - President, Royal Zoological Society of New South 1940 1974 Award - Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1943 1944 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1973 1974 Award - Fellow and Honorary Life Member, Australian Mammal Society Australian Museum (1827 - )

Curator of Mammals 1921 - 1958

 Australian Mammal Society (1958 - )

Fellow and Honorary Life Member 1973 - 1974

 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (1879 - )

President 1931 - 1932; Fellow 1940 - 1974

 Ellis Troughton Memorial Award, Australian Mammal Society (1978 - )

The Australian Mammal Society has presented the Award since 1978

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

President 1943 - 1944

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Associate Member (Zoology) 1928 -

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 Troughton, Ellis (1893-1974)

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 'Troughton, Ellis Le Geyt', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Troughton, Ellis Le Geyt Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: [Obituary]: Ellis Le Geyt Troughton (1893-1974) [Obituary]: Ellis Le Geyt Troughton (1893-1974) 1975 Australian Mammalogy 1 4 v Journal Article: The Actual Identity of Captain Cook's Kangaroo Iredale, T.; and Troughton, E. The Actual Identity of Captain Cook's Kangaroo 1962 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 87 177-184 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: Memorial Notice and Bibliography: Ellis Le Geyt Troughton, CMZS, FRZS (1893-1974) Whitley, G. P. Memorial Notice and Bibliography: Ellis Le Geyt Troughton, CMZS, FRZS (1893-1974) 1975 Australian Zoologist 18 3 219-238 Book: The first one hundred years of the Royal Zoological Society of N.S.W. 1879 - 1979 Prince, J. H. The first one hundred years of the Royal Zoological Society of N.S.W. 1879 - 1979 Sydney Royal Zoolgical Society of New South Wales 1979 Ellis Le Geyt Troughton - Records University of Sydney, Archives Ellis Le Geyt Troughton - Records P 79 1898 - 1979 Research records including correspondence on Macropods 1928-67; carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials 1919-68; vegetarian marsupials other than macropods 1923-67; rodents 1936-57; bats 1921-66; marine mammals 1885-1957; New Guinea highland dog/Australian dingo 1933-72; Australian furred animals 1920-71; employment records particularly honorary appointments 1937-68 including the Mt Kosciusko Reconnaisance Natural History Survey 1945-68; scientific organisation records 1921-79; field work correspondence 1919-54; register of collection and technical notes 1919-54; personal notes, photographs, sketches and printed matter 1919-54; Australian Museum curatorial records 1875-1965; lectures 1920-50s; radio broadcasts and correspondence 1929-63 including 'Nature speaks'; miscellaneous scientific correspondence, working papers and photographs 1887-1971; diaries 1919-67; personal records including correspondence, addresses, press reports, photographs and sketches 1902-71 [4.1 m, P 79]. 4.1 m Artwork, Photographs Ellis Le Geyt Troughton - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Ellis Le Geyt Troughton - Records DeB 42 1920 - 1960 Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 1960, c8 minutes, 3 page transcript [DeB 42]. 1 reel Audio