Person

Favaloro, Norman Joseph (1905 - 1989)

Born
15 August 1905
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Died
25 October 1989
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Solicitor and Ornithologist

Summary

Norman Favaloro, a solicitor by profession, was an enthusiastic and skilled ornithologist. Based in Mildura (Victoria), his bird studies took him throughout north-western Victoria, and in New South Wales the Darling River region and from Broken Hill north into Queensland. He also made several visits to Australia's Subantarctic islands. His particular interest being bird eggs, he assembled a comprehensive collection of Australian species and seabirds, including penguins. This collection was bequeathed to the Museum of Victoria. Favaloro was an enthusiastic participant in bird-banding expeditions. His interest in raptors led to an exhaustive knowledge of nesting sites in his local area and he frequently hosted injured birds needing rehabilitation. For nearly 30 years Favaloro was Honorary Ornithologist at the National Museum of Victoria. In 1973 he became a Life Member of the Royal Australasian Ornithological Union.

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Chronology

1923 - 1973
Career position - Member, Royal Australasian Ornithological Union
1932 - 1976
Career position - Practiced as a solicitor in Mildura, Victoria
1 March 1932
Career event - Admitted to practice as Barrister and Solicitor
1950
Career position - Member, Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition to Macquarie Island
1951
Career position - Member, Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition to Heard Island and Kerguelen Island
1952 - 1954
Career position - President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
1955 - 1983
Career position - Honorary Ornithologist, National Museum of Victoria
1965 - 1968
Career position - Treasurer, Royal Australasian Ornithological Union
1965 - 1968
Career position - Treasurer, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
1973 - 1989
Award - Life member, Royal Australasian Ornithological Union
1977
Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Bird Study Association
1983 - 1984
Career position - Honorary Ornithologist, Museum of Victoria

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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

Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn

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