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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-10-10 human Helen Cohn updated 2024-10-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007507b.htm person Perks Robert Howell AACR2 June 1854 11 February 1912 Place of Birth Monkton Combe, Somerset, United Kingdom Place of Death London, United Kingdom Physician Naturalist Robert Perks was a medical practitioner and naturalist who was in Adelaide in the 1890s. For five years he was Medical Superintendent of the Adelaide Hospital and, between 1895 and 1897, was Medical attendant and private secretary to philanthropist Sir Thomas Elder. During his time in South Australia Perks was active in the local scientific community. His association with the museum of the South Australian Institution prompted him to donate to its collections specimens of insects and Aboriginal remains, and photographs of bird nests. In 1895 he was Chairman of the Field Naturalists' Section of the Royal Society of South Australia. Perks returned to the United Kingdom in 1897. His collection of bird skins was purchased by the British Museum (Natural History). Perks was vocal in his opposition to vivisection. 1881 1881 Education - Member, Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS) 1882 1882 Education - Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London 1884 1884 Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1890 1895 Career position - Medical Superintendent, Adelaide Hospital 1895 1895 Career position - Chairman, Field Naturalists' Section, Royal Society of South Australia 1895 1897 Career position - Medical attendant and private secretary to Sir Thomas Elder 1897 1897 Life event - Returned to the United Kingdom 1989 1989 Career event - Elected Member, Malacological Society of London South Australian Institute (1856 - 1940)

Donated Aboriginal remains, insects and photographs of bird nests to the Institute's museum

 Field Naturalists' Section, Royal Society of South Australia (1883 - 1959)

Chairman 1895

 Adelaide Hospital (1840 - )

Medical Superintendent 1890 - 1895

 Elder, Thomas (1818 - 1897)

Medical attendant 1895 - 1897

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