Person
Bell, Raoul Sunday (1882 - 1966)
- Born
- 19 February 1882
Kermadec Islands - Died
- 28 March 1966
- Occupation
- Ornithologist and Naturalist
- Alternative Names
- Bell, Roy
Summary
Raoul Bell, also known as Roy, was a collector for G. M. Mathews. Roy Bell began collecting from at least 1908 and settled on Norfolk Island in 1910. He served in World War I as a photographer and later collected in Victoria and New South Wales.
Details
Born Kermadec Islands ?, 19 February 1882. Died Norfolk Island, 28 March 1966. Collector from at least 1908; settled Norfolk Island 1910; collected for G.M. Mathew's (q.v.) "Birds of Australia" 1913-14; served during World War I as a photographer AFC; collected in Victoria and New South Wales post-war.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Raoul Sunday (Roy) Bell - Records, 1913 - 1914, B1417; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7372564. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/91253010. Details
- 'Bell, Raoul Sunday (1882-1966)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475660. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 February 2018
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