Le Souef, John Cecil (1905 - 1982)

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 Victorian entomologist. He was commemorated in the name of the silver skipper Hesperilla lesouefi (= H. crypsargyra). Le Souef was born at the Melbourne Zoological Gardens where his father, William, was Director. John's career included working as a jackaroo; owning a cordial factory at Kyabram; running a village store at Blairgowrie from 1953; and founding the Le Souef Fauna Park (later the Belgrave Wild Zoo) and the Rosebud Aquarium (c.1920 - 1954).

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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

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. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/best-dudley-robert-william-5224. Details

Journal Articles

• Le Souef, J. C., 'Death of Colin Wyatt', Victorian entomologist, 6 (3) (1976), 32-3. Details
• Le Souef, J. Cecil, 'Acclimatisation in Victoria', Victorian Historical Magazine, 36 (1965), 8-29. Details
• Le Souef, J. Cecil, 'The development of a zoological garden at Royal Park', Victorian Historical Magazine, 37 (4) (1966), 221-52. 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