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.

Details

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

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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