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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-05-19 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008042b.htm person Sonsee Cecil Allan AACR2 21 July 1911 12 June 1985 Place of Birth Creswick, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Springmount, Victoria, Australia Naturalist Teacher Allan Sonsee was a teacher who, although he never qualified as a teacher, taught in primary schools until seconded for over 20 years to the Ballarat Teachers College. He was a gifted and inspiring teacher who regularly took his students on botanical rambles at weekends. For many years he was known as "Mr Nature Man', presenting a children's segment on the local television station. Sonsee was the inaugural President of the Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat, holding office for 11 years, often leading excursions and giving talks. While living in Creswick, he set himself the task of identifying all the plants in the district listed by his friend, Jim Willis, as growing within ten miles of the town. Sonsee established an arboretum of conifers, eucalypts and native plants which was frequently visited by members of the Club, and of the Bird Observers Club. Sonsee was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithological Union. 1941 1942 Military service - Served in the Australian Army 1952 1962 Career position - Inaugural President, Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat 1963 1985 Award - Life member, Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat 1976 1976 Life event - Retired from the Ballarat teachers College Bedggood, Stella Amelia (1916 - 1978) Murphy, Patricia Joan (Pat) (1930 - 2006) Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat (1952 - )

President 1952 - 1962; Life Member 1963 - 1985

 'Sonsee, Cecil Allan (Allan)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sonsee, Cecil Allan (Allan) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A passion for plants: the botanical contribution of P. J. Murphy Kruss, Susan A passion for plants: the botanical contribution of P. J. Murphy 2018 Muelleria 36 22-50 Thesis: A voice for nature: a history of the Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat Kruss, Susan A voice for nature: a history of the Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat Federation University Australia 2024