Person

Barnard, Charles Ashmale (1867 - 1942)

Born
1867
Tasmania, Australia
Died
24 July 1942
Occupation
Farmer and Ornithologist

Summary

Charles Barnard was a farmer and keen amateur ornithologist, who was a collector of birdskins.

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Born Tasmania, 1867. Died Coomooboolaroo Station, Duaringa, Queensland, 24 July 1942. President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1920-21. His collection of birdskins passed into the collection of G.M. Mathews. Member of the Duaringa Shire Council for 5 years and president for a considerable period.

The Barnards were all naturalists. The father, George (1830-1894), specialised in lepidoptera and coleoptera. Charles and his brothers Ernest and Harry (1869-1966) were interested in ornithology, Harry being a collector for H. L. White. His brother Wilfred (1870-?) took up entomology and formed one of the finest collections of Australian butterflies and moths, which he bequeathed to the Queensland Museum. His sister, Mabel Theodora Hobler (?-1925) was a lepidopterist, her collection ultimately passing to the Tring Museum.

Chronology

1920 - 1921
Career position - President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union

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Published resources

Book Sections

  • Ingram, Glen, 'Barnard, Henry Greensill (Harry) (1869-1966), zoologist, naturalist and grazier' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 114-116. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130139b.htm. Details

Resources

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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