Person

Condon, Herbert Thomas (1912 - 1978)

Born
27 February 1912
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
12 January 1978
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Ornithologist and Bird taxonomist

Summary

Herbert Condon was Curator of Birds, in charge of birds and reptiles, at the South Australian Institute (later Museum) from 1938 to 1976. He made his mark as a taxonomist and by the help he gave younger people over many years. He was also talented as a bird illustrator, cartoonist and photographer. Condon was active in the Royal Australasian Ornithological Union (RAOU), being the first professional ornithologist hold office as President. He also convened the RAOU's Checklist Committee from the mid 1950s and worked on the new Australian Checklist as the sole taxonomist from the 1960s to 1975. He wrote and illustrated a number of books, including A field guide to the hawks of Australia (1949), and with Arnold McGill A field guide to the waders (1952), both published by the Bird Observers' Club.

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Chronology

1929 - 1933
Career position - Cadet, South Australian Institute
1933 - 1935
Career position - Assistant to Ornithologist, South Australian Institute
1935 - 1938
Career position - Assistant in Zoology, South Australian Institute
1938 - 1940
Career position - Curator of Birds, in charge of birds and reptiles, South Australian Institute
1940 - 1976
Career position - Curator of Birds, in charge of birds and reptiles, South Australian Museum
1953 - 1964
Career position - Editor, South Australian ornithologist
1961 - 1962
Career position - President, Royal Australasian Ornithological Union
1964 - 1978
Award - Honorary Member, South Australian Ornithological Association
1973 - 1974
Career position - President, Royal Australasian Ornithological Union
1973 - 1978
Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian Ornithological Union

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Books

  • Condon and McGill, A. R., Field guide to the waders (Melbourne: Bird Observers Club of Victoria, 1952), 32 pp. Details
  • Condon, H. T., Field guide to the hawks of Australia (Melbourne: Bird Observers Club of Victoria, 1949), 16 pp. Details
  • Condon, H. T., A handlist of birds of South Australia (Adelaide: South Australian Ornithological Association, 1969), 141 pp. Details

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See also

  • Robin, Libby, The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001), 492 pp. Details

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