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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-02-02 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-01-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003146b.htm person Hall Robert FLS AACR2 19 October 1867 19 September 1949 Place of Birth Lal Lal, Victoria, Australia Place of Death New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Museum curator Naturalist Ornithologist Robert Hall was curator of the Tasmanian Museum and Botanical Gardens 1908-1912, then an orchardist in various places in Tasmania. He was a keen collector and ornithologist. Parts of his private bird and egg collections are held at the Tasmanian Museum and the National Museum, Melbourne. His Siberian collection is held at Tring, England.

Born Lal Lal, near Ballarat, Victoria, 19 October 1867. Died New Norfolk, Tasmania, 19 September 1949. Educated Scotch College, Melbourne. Tea merchant and cartage contractor, Melbourne, 1890s; accompanied Norwegian expedition to Kerguelen Island in the Antarctic as naturalist 1897; bird-collecting trip to Houtman Abrolhos 1899; Queensland Museum 1901; expedition to Siberia, via Japan and Korea, with R.E. Trebilcock 1903; evening lectures to metropolitan teachers, Melbourne; curator, Tasmanian Museum and Botanical Gardens 1908-12; orchardist Bellerive, Cygnet and Sandy Bay; promoted various short-lived, eccentric schemes, including the production of fish meal and possum-farming for fur. Foundation member, (Royal) Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1901 and president 1912-13; corresponding member, Zoological Society of London 1903; corresponding member, American Ornithologists' Union; fellow, Linnean Society 1903; British Empire member, British Ornithologists' Union 1908. Wrote a number of books, including A Key to the Birds of Australia and Tasmania (1899), Some Useful Birds of Southern Australia (1907) and Australian Bird Maps (1922).

 Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union (1910 - 1997)

President 1912 - 1913

 Australasian Ornithologists' Union (1901 - 1910)

Foundation Member 1901 - 1910

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 'Hall, Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hall, Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Hall, Robert (1867-1949), ornithologist Smith, Ann G. Hall, Robert (1867-1949), ornithologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 166 Book: The useful birds of southern Australia: with notes on other birds Hall, Robert The useful birds of southern Australia: with notes on other birds Melbourne T. C. Lothian 1907 Book: A key to the birds of Australia and Tasmania with their geographical distribution in Australia Hall, Robert A key to the birds of Australia and Tasmania with their geographical distribution in Australia Melbourne: London Melville, Mullen and Slade: Dulau and Co. 1899 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