Person

Chenery, Arthur (1869 - 1948)

Born
November 1869
Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Died
6 June 1948
Occupation
Physician and Ornithologist

Summary

Arthur Chenery was a country doctor and a keen amateur ornithologist.

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Born Delatite Station, Mansfield, Victoria, November 1869. Died Melbourne, 6 June 1948. Educated University of Melbourne and Kings College Hospital, London (MRCS, LRCP). Practised at Port Augusta, Sale, Tocumwal and Wentworth 1916-44. Foundation member, (Royal) Australasian Ornithologists Union 1901, president 1930-31.

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  • 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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