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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-03-23 human Rosanne Walker updated 2023-05-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003183b.htm person Oliver Walter Reginald Brook AACR2 7 September 1883 16 May 1957 Place of Birth Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Place of Death Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand Botanist Museum director Ornithologist Walter Oliver was one of New Zealand's most prolific collectors of flora and fauna. He also wrote numerous classic texts in the fields of botany and ornithology, including the book New Zealand Birds and made significant contributions to the study of mollusca and whales. He was a long-term member, councillor, one-time President and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute / Royal Society of New Zealand and was heavily involved in other national and international scientific organizations. His first job was as an officer with the New Zealand Customs Department and that saw him help plan an expedition to the Kermadec Islands (1907-1908). This trip resulted in the publication of seven major scientific articles on the island's geology, flora and fauna. When he returned to Christchurch, he continued his own private collection trips. After serving in World War I, Oliver made a short return to the Customs Department, then went on to become Senior Scientific Assistant (1920-1927) and later Director at the Dominion Museum in Wellington (1928-1947). After his retirement in 1947, Oliver continued his own private research and collections. 1896 1896 Life event - Migrated to New Zealand with his parents 1900 1914 Career position - Officer in the New Zealand Customs Department 1907 1908 Career position - Expedition to Sunday Island in the Kermadec Group 1909 1909 Career position - Collection expedition to Chatham Islands (one month) 1910 1910 Career position - Collection expedition to Stewart Island (two month) 1913 1913 Career position - Collection expedition to Lord Howe Island (fifteen days) 1914 1918 Military service - War service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1919 1919 Career position - Collection of plants from Tahiti 1919 1920 Career position - Senior Officer in the New Zealand Customs Department 1920 1927 Career position - Senior Scientific Assistant at the Dominion Museum in Wellington 1924 1927 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Victoria University College 1927 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New Zealand (later renamed the Royal Society of New Zealand) 1928 1947 Career position - Director of the Dominion Museum 1929 1933 Career position - Member of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute / Royal Society of New Zealand 1930 1930 Career position - New Zealand Birds published c. 1931 c. 1931 Education - Master of Science (MSc), Victoria University College 1934 1934 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of New Zealand 1934 1956 Career position - Council member of the New Zealand Institute / Royal Society of New Zealand 1936 1936 Award - Hector Memorial Medal and Prize 1937 1938 Award - Carnegie Corporation travel grant - to study developments in museums overseas 1939 1939 Career position - British Empire member of the British Ornithologists' Union 1943 1944 Career position - President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1947 1947 Life event - Retired 1948 1948 Career position - Relieving Director of the Canterbury Museum 1949 1949 Career position - Collection expedition to Fiordland 1950 1950 Award - Hutton Memorial Medal 1952 1954 Career position - President, Royal Society of New Zealand 1956 1956 Career position - Collection expedition to Norfolk Island

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 'Oliver, Walter Reginald Brook', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Oliver, Walter Reginald Brook Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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 Book Section: Oliver, Walter Reginald Brook 1883-1957 Dell, R. K. Oliver, Walter Reginald Brook 1883-1957 1998 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography 4 Journal Article: The botanical collecting trips of W. R. B. Oliver Pitt, F. D. H. The botanical collecting trips of W. R. B. Oliver 1982 National Museum of New Zealand Records 2 65-79 Resource: Oliver, Walter Reginald Brook (Australia-New Zealand 1883-1957) Smith, Charles H. Oliver, Walter Reginald Brook (Australia-New Zealand 1883-1957) Some Biogeographers, Evolutionists and Ecologists: Chrono-Biographical Sketches 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