Person
Hoskin, Ernest Sydney (1914 - 2009)
- Born
- 27 December 1914
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 14 July 2009
- Occupation
- Ornithological artist and Ornithologist
Summary
Ernest Hoskin set up the 'Keith Hindwood Memorial Bird Recording Service' after Hindwood's death in 1971. As manager, his role was to keep Hindwood's field records up to date.
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Born North Sydney, 27 December 1914. AO June 1999 for ornithology of the Sydney region. Associated with the building trade. Art adviser for Birds (Gould League Bird Watchers' Club) 1966-70. After Keith Hindwood's death, set up the 'Keith Hindwood Memorial Bird Recording Service', in which he worked as manager, keeping Hindwood's field records up to date and in 1991 producing an updated version of The Birds of Sydney, County of Cumberland, New South Wales, 1770-1989.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hoskin, Ernest S., 'Hindwood, Keith Alfred (1904-1971), Ornithologist and Businessman' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), pp. 455-456. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140523b.htm. Details
Resources
- 'Hoskin, E S (19141227-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-565331. Details
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
Created: 8 February 2001, Last modified: 5 April 2022
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