Person
Wilson, Herbert Ward (1877 - 1955)
OBE MC
- Born
- 29 September 1877
Bradford, Yorkshire, England - Died
- 1 October 1955
Caulfield, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Science educator
Summary
Herbert Wilson was lecturer in nature study at the Melbourne Training College (later Melbourne Teachers' College) c.1905-1942. His lifelong interest in natural history led to his membership of several natural history organisations and to the foundation of the Gould League of Bird Lovers of Victoria (1910). He is commemorated by a perpetual trophy of the Gould League which was established in 1963. Wilson also lectured in Botany at the Victorian College of Pharmacy and was an examiner to the Pharmacy Board of Victoria.
Details
Chronology
- 1894
- Career position - Joined the Education Department
- 1896
- Education - Matriculated
- c. 1905 - 1942
- Career position - Lecturer in Nature Study at the Melbourne Training College
- 1910
- Career position - Founder of the Gould League of Bird Lovers of Victoria
- 1915 - 1919
- Military service - First World War. Rising to Major, Chemical Advisor, 5th Army, and 1st Anzac Corps, Australian Imperial Force
- 1917
- Award - Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
- 1918
- Award - Military Cross (MC)
- 1919
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 1920
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1921
- Award - Belgian Croix de Guerre avec palme
- 1924 - 1942
- Career position - Lecturer in Method for Geography and Biological Science at the School of Education, University of Melbourne
- 1925
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1927 - 1952
- Career position - Lecturer in botany at the Victorian College of Pharmacy
- 1943
- Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalist Club of Victoria
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Book Sections
- Kloot, Tess, 'Wilson, Herbert Ward (1877-1955), lecturer in science' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 523-524. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120588b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15998764. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Wilson H W', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=2011335. Details
- 'Wilson, Herbert Ward (1877-1955)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463668. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 15 June 2022