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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1999-11-05 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-01-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003086b.htm person White Henry Luke AACR2 9 May 1860 30 May 1927 Place of Birth Anambah, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Belltrees, New South Wales, Australia Pastoralist Ornithologist Henry White was a grazier and ornithologist. His collection of 8500 bird skins was donated to the National Museum of Victoria in 1917 and his collection of over 4200 clutches of birds' eggs, comprising 800 species, was transferred to the museum after his death. He was a generous benefactor to the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union.

Born Anambah, near Maitland, New South Wales, 9 May 1860. Died Scone, New South Wales, 30 May 1927. Educated The Goulburn School, Garroorigang. Qualified as a surveyor 1884. Manager, 'Belltrees', Scone 1885-89, managing partner 1889-1927, breeding sheep, horses, cattle and new strains of wheat, releasing trout fingerlings in the creeks, establishing a plantation of 1,000 eucalypts and growing prize-winning chrysanthemums. Collected books, stamps, later donating the collection to the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and birds' eggs and skins, employing a number of collectors in the field. One of these, S.W. Jackson, also sold White his egg collection and acted for a number of years as curator of White's collection. Donated the collection of skins and eggs to the National Museum, Melbourne, where they are known as the 'H.L. White Collection'. Foundation president, Woolooma (Upper Hunter) Shire Council 1906-27; member, Pastures Protection Board for more than 35 years; member, Upper Hunter Stock Board for 40 years. Honorary member, Royal Australasian Ornithologist' Union 1913. Corresponding Fellow, American Ornithologists' Union. A number of genera, species and sub-species of bird have been named after him, in particular Amytornis whitei, Falcunculus whitei, and Lacustroica whitei.

 National Museum of Victoria (1858 - 1983)

White's collection of bird skins and eggs was donated to the Museum 1917 and after his death

 Jackson, Sidney William (1873 - 1946)

Jackson curated White's bird collections, in 1906 White acquired Jackson's egg collection

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 White, Henry L (18600509-19270530)

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 'White, Henry Luke', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology White, Henry Luke Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: White, Henry Luke (1860-1927), pastoralist and philanthropist Gray, Nancy White, Henry Luke (1860-1927), pastoralist and philanthropist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 468-470 Journal Article: The Ornithology of H. L. White Campbell, A. J. The Ornithology of H. L. White 1928 Emu 27 198-200 Book: The Art of Collecting National Heritage: the Letters of Henry Luke White 1910-1913 White, Judy The Art of Collecting National Heritage: the Letters of Henry Luke White 1910-1913 Scone, N.S.W. Seven Press 2007 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