Person

Storr, Glen Milton (1921 - 1990)

Born
22 December 1921
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
26 June 1990
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation
Herpetologist and Ornithologist

Summary

Glen Storr was one of Western Australia's principal herpetological taxonomists. After an initial career as a surveyor, he joined the Western Australian Museum in 1962 as Assistant Curator of Invertebrates, holding the position of Curator of Ornithology and Herpetology for 23 years until his retirement in 1986. In his taxonomic studies on snakes, especially elapid genera, he emphasised physicals characters (such as scales) rather than those related to biological processes. He described over 230 new species and subspecies of reptiles. Storr was equally interested in the distribution of bird species. By scouring literature and unpublished field notes, backed by specimens and reliable field sightings, he produced a series of regional avifaunas covering much of Australia. For many years Storr was the representative of the Museum on the Bird Committee of the Western Australian Wildlife Authority. He was a keen member of several ornithological organisations, serving as Secretary of the Western Australian Branch of the Royal Australian Ornithological Union.

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Chronology

1939
Career position - Junior draftsman and cadet surveyor, South Australian Lands Department
1942 - 1945
Military service - Second World War. Gunner, 2/9 Field Regiment, Australian Imperial Forces
1954
Career position - Secretary, Western Australian Branch, Royal Australasian Ornithological Union
1957
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Western Australia
1960
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Western Australia
1962 - 1963
Career position - Assistant Curator of Vertebrates, Western Australian Museum
1963 - 1965
Career position - Curator of Vertebrates, Western Australian Museum
1965 - 1986
Career position - Curator of Ornithology and Herpetology, Western Australian Museum
1982 - 1990
Career position - Member, Australian Bird Study Association

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Archival resources

Western Australian Museum

  • Glen Milton Storr - Records, 1961 - 1963; Western Australian Museum. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Johnstone, R. E., 'A history of ornithology at the Western Australian Museum' in Contributions to the History of Australasian Ornithology, Davis, William E.; Recher, Harry E.; Boles, Walter E.; and Jackson, Jerome A., eds (Cambridge, Mass.: Nuttall Ornithological Club, 2008), pp. 165-98. Details

Journal Articles

  • Davies, S. J. J. F., 'Obituary: Glen Milton Storr', Emu, 91 (1991), 66. https://doi.org/10.1071/mu9910066. Details
  • Johnstone, R. E., 'Dr G. M. Storr', Western Australian Naturalist, 18 (1990), 139-47. Details
  • Johnstone, R. E., 'Obituary: Dr Glen Milton Storr', Corella, 15 (1) (1991), 32. Details
  • Smith, Laurie A., 'Glen Milton Storr 1921 - 1990', Copeia, 1991 (2) (1991), 550-2. https://doi.org/JSTOR 144616. Details
  • Storr, G. M., 'J. T. Tunney's Itinerary in Northern Australia 1901-1903', Emu, 66 (1) (1966), 59-65. Details

Resources

See also

  • Shea, Glenn M., 'From lineages to webs: a history of the Australian Society of Herpetologists', Australian Journal of Zoology, 62 (2014), 431-47. Details
  • Williams, David, Wuester, Wolfgang and Fry, Bryan Grieg, 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Australian Snake Taxonomists and a history of the Taxonomy of Australia's Venomous Snakes ', Toxicon, 48 (7) (2009), 919-930 . Details

McCarthy, G.J., Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn

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