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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-04-19 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003199b.htm person Serventy Dominic Louis MBE AACR2 28 March 1904 8 August 1988 Place of Birth Brown Hill, Western Australia, Australia Place of Death Perth, Western Australia, Australia Ornithologist Dominic Serventy was internationally recognised for his expertise in Australian ornithology. Between 1937 and 1951 he worked for the Fisheries Division of CSIR/O and for the Wildlife Survey Section of CSIRO in Perth from 1951. He was taught to preserve bird skins by Otto Lipfert, the taxidermist of the Western Australian Museum. His research interests covered all aspects of ornithology from biogeography and speciation to breeding seasons and general biology, was a major contributor to scientific journals and had a long-term influence on conservation, Government policies and the cause of natural history generally. Serventy helped his brother Vincent (q.v.) and sister Lucy to revive the Western Australian Naturalists' Club after World War II. He produced an extensive sets of bird distribution maps and wrote A handbook of birds of Western Australia (1948, 5th edition 1976) with H.M. Whittell and The Handbook of Australian Seabirds (1971) with Vincent Serventy and John Warham (qq.v.). Serventy was a Corresponding Member of a number of international ornithological societies. An island off the Western Australian coast has been named Serventy Island in his honour. The D. L. Serventy Medal has been awarded since 1991 by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (and its successors) to a member who has made outstanding contributions to publication in the science of ornithology in the Australasian region. 1924 1924 Career position - Foundation Member, Western Australian Naturalists' Club 1931 1931 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Western Australia 1931 1931 Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship 1933 1933 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1934 1937 Career position - Assistant lecturer in zoology, University of Western Australia 1937 1951 Career position - Research Officer, Marine Biological Laboratory, Fisheries Division, CSIR/O, Cronulla, New South Wales 1943 1947 Career position - Member, Western Australian Wild Life Authority May 1943 May 1943 Career event - Transferred to Perth to establish a Western Australian branch of the CSIR/O Division of Fisheries 1946 1966 Career position - Australian representative, Standing Committee on Pacific Conservation, Pacific Science Association 1947 1949 Career position - President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1947 1980 Career position - Editor, Western Australian Naturalist 1951 1969 Career position - Officer-in-charge, Wildlife Survey Section, CSIRO, Perth 1952 1988 Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1953 1957 Career position - Chairman, Standing Committee on Pacific Conservation, Pacific Science Association 1956 1956 Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1961 1966 Career position - Principal Research Officer, Wildlife Survey Section, CSIRO, Perth 1962 1964 Career position - President, Western Australian Naturalists' Club 1966 1969 Career position - Senior Principal Research Officer, Wildlife Survey Section, CSIRO, Perth 1966 1978 Career position - Member, Permanent Executive Committee, International Ornithological Congress 1966 1988 Career position - Permanent Member, Executive Council, International Ornithological Council 1968 1969 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of Western Australia 1970 1970 Award - Royal Society of Tasmania Medal 1973 1988 Award - Honorary Member, Royal Society of Western Australia 1974 1988 Award - Fellow, Western Australian Museum 1978 1978 Career position - Vice-President, International Congress, International Ornithological Council 1979 1979 Award - Medal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1991 1991 Award - D. L. Serventy Medal inaugurated by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union Warham, John Whittell, Hubert Massey (1883 - 1954) Royal Society of Tasmania Medal (1927 - )

Awarded the Medal 1970

 Medal of the Royal Society of Western Australia (1924 - )

Awarded the Medal 1979

 Royal Society of Western Australia (1914 - )

Honorary Member 1973 - 1988

 Western Australian Museum (1891 - )

Fellow 1974 - 1988

 D. L. Serventy Medal, BirdLife Australia (1991 - )

The Medal has been awarded by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (and its successors) since 1991

 Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1940 - )

Awarded the Medallion 1956

 CSIR/O Division of Fisheries, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1940 - 1956)

Research Officer in the Marine Biological Laboratory, Cronulla, New South Wales 1937 - 1951

 CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1949 - 1962)

Officer-in-Charge of the Wildlife Survey Section, CSIRO, Perth 1951 - 1969

 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship: 1931.

 Serventy Conservation Award (1999 - )

The award was inaugurated to commemorate the outstanding contributions to wildlife conservation Serventy and his siblings, Vincent and Lucy

 The Western Australian naturalist (1947 - )

Editor 1947, 1953 - 1955 and 1956 - 1980

 Western Australian Naturalists Club (1924 - )

Foundation Member 1924; President 1962 - 1964

 Serventy, Vincent Noel (1916 - 2007)

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 Serventy, D L (19040328-19880808)

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 'Serventy, Dominic Louis', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Serventy, Dominic Louis Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Ships ahoy! Surveying Australian waters for science Lawrie, Tarryn Ships ahoy! Surveying Australian waters for science Canberra National Archives of Australia 2021 Stories from the archives Journal Article: Tom Iredale Chisholm, A. H.; and Serventy, D. L. Tom Iredale 1973 Emu 73 2 74-8 Journal Article: Historical Background of Ornithology with Special Reference to Australia Serventy, D. L. Historical Background of Ornithology with Special Reference to Australia 1972 Emu 72 2 41-50 Journal Article: Ludwig Glauert - Museum Director and Naturalist Serventy, D. L. Ludwig Glauert - Museum Director and Naturalist 1957 Western Australian Naturalist 5 148-165 Journal Article: 'Miss North's Tree,' Warren National Park Serventy, D. L.; and Smith, G. G. 'Miss North's Tree,' Warren National Park 1975 Western Australian Naturalist 13 2/3 29-31 Journal Article: The late Major H. M. Whittell. OBE Serventy, D. L. The late Major H. M. Whittell. OBE 1954 Emu 53 61-67 Journal Article: Obituary: C. A. Gardner, M.B.E. Serventy, D. L. Obituary: C. A. Gardner, M.B.E. 1970 Western Australian naturalist 11 168-72 Journal Article: Taxonomic trends in Australian ornithology - with special reference to the work of Gregory Mathews Serventy, D. Taxonomic trends in Australian ornithology - with special reference to the work of Gregory Mathews 1950 Emu 49 4 257-67 Journal Article: The menace of acclimatisation Serventy, D.L. The menace of acclimatisation 1937 Emu 36 1 189-97 Book: A handbook of the birds of Western Australia (with the exception of the Kimberley Division) Serventy, D. L. and Whittell, H. M. A handbook of the birds of Western Australia (with the exception of the Kimberley Division) Perth Patersons Press 1948 Book: The handbook of Australian sea-birds Serventy, D. L., Serventy, Vincent and Warham, John The handbook of Australian sea-birds Sydney Reed 1971 Journal Article: W. B. Alexander: Obituary D. L. S. [ie Serventy, D. L.] W. B. Alexander: Obituary 1967 Western Australian Naturalist 10 6 139-148 Journal Article: Royal Society Medallists, 1979 Anon Royal Society Medallists, 1979 1980 Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 63 1 29-31 Journal Article: Obituary: Dr D. L. "Dom""Serventy Warham, John Obituary: Dr D. L. "Dom""Serventy 1989 Corella 13 1 31-2 Book Section: Serventy, Dominic Louis (1904-1988), ornithologist and conservationist Erickson, Rica Serventy, Dominic Louis (1904-1988), ornithologist and conservationist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2012 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z Melanie Nolan 406-7 Journal Article: Obituary: Dr D. L. Serventy (1904 - 1988) Storr, G. M. Obituary: Dr D. L. Serventy (1904 - 1988) 1989 Western Australian Naturalist 17 8 202-8 Journal Article: Obituary: Dr Dominic Louis Serventy Keast, A. Obituary: Dr Dominic Louis Serventy 1989 Emu 89 3 183-4 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 Book: Idling in green places: a life of Alec Chisholm McGregor, Russell Idling in green places: a life of Alec Chisholm North Melbourne Australian Scholarly Publishing 2019 Journal Article: History of the Western Australian Naturalists' Club Erickson, R. History of the Western Australian Naturalists' Club 1964 Western Australian Naturalist 9 6 122-145