Person
Le Souef, John Cecil (1905 - 1982)
- Born
- 5 November 1905
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 21 June 1982
- Occupation
- Entomologist
Summary
John Cecil Le Souef was an entomologist with a particular interest in Lepidoptera (butterflies). He was involved in the Entomological Society of Victoria for many years, being largely responsible for its revival in 1961 when he became President. His further service to the society included further terms as President and Editor of the Society's journal, the
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Chronology
- 1961 - 1962
- Career Position - President, Entomological Society of Victoria
- 1972 - 1973
- Career Position - President, Entomological Society of Victoria
- 1975 - 1976
- Career Position - Vice-President, Entomological Society of Victoria
- 1976 - 1977
- Career Position - President, Entomological Society of Victoria
- c. 1981
- Award - Paul Harris Fellowship, Rotary Foundation
Related entries
Parent
Archival resources
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- Le Souëf Family Archives - Records, MS 13490; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Australasian Science, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/journal/journal.htm. Details
Articles
- O'Sullivan, Lisa, 'The Le Soeuf Family Tradition', Australasian Science, Winter (1995), http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/journal/as_lesouef.htm. Details
Book Sections
- Le Souef, J. C., 'Best, Dudley Robert William (1844-1928), naturalist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), p. 280. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070283b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55064478. Details
- 'Le Souef, John Cecil (19051105-19820621)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476774. Details
Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 27 September 2022