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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-01-31 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-02-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003133b.htm person D'Ombrain Ernest Arthur AACR2 c. 1867 23 June 1944 Place of Birth Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland Place of Death Killara, New South Wales, Australia Ophthalmologist Ornithologist Ernest D'Ombrain was an eye specialist and a keen amateur ornithologist. He took part in a three week excursion to King Island organised by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1887. He taught W. McLennan (qv) how to make field notes and skin birds.

Born Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland, ca 1867. Died Killara, Sydney, 23 June 1944. Arrived Australia ca 1877. Educated University of Melbourne (MB, BSc), England and Vienna. Casterton, Victoria, from 1898; eye specialist, Sydney from 1910; honorary doctor, Sydney Hospital for 18 years. Pioneered several surgical operations, inventing an instrument for the removal of the tarsal plate in trachoma. Council member, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1917-31 and later Fellow and Honorary Member; member, Wildlife Preservation Society of New South Wales; member, Linnean Society of New South Wales; foundation member, (Royal) Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1901, president 1927-28; foundation Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Australia. Very interested in birds and native flowers. At his death his collection of bird-skins was donated by his son to the Serventy-Whittell Collection.

His son, Athel Fetherstonhaugh, was born in Casterton, Victoria, 26 October 1901 and educated at Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Also interested in ornithology and contributed articles to The Emu 1918-47.

1901 1910 Career position - Foundation Member, Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1914 1914 Career position - President, Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia 1917 1931 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1920 1921 Career position - President, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1927 1928 Career position - President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (1879 - )

Member of Council 1917 - 1931; President 1920 - 1921

 Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union (1910 - 1997)

President 1927 - 1928

 Australasian Ornithologists' Union (1901 - 1910)

Foundation Member 1901 - 1910

 Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia (1909 - )

President 1914

 D'Ombrain, Ernest Arthur (1867-1944)

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 'D'Ombrain, Ernest Arthur', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology D'Ombrain, Ernest Arthur Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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