Person
Jarman, Howard Ernest Alfred (1916 - 1982)
- Born
- 16 April 1916
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 16 January 1982
- Occupation
- Ornithologist
Summary
Howard Jarman worked for the Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co. from 1954. From 1971 he conducted bird identification courses for the Victorian Council of Adult Education. He had a particular interest in parrots.
Details
Born Adelaide, 16 April 1916. Died Melbourne, 16 January 1982. Educated Unley High School. Packing department, Kayser & Co. till 1937; various jobs including chain-man on a surveying team until 1941; War service 1941-46, working in medical services, including establishing hospital services in native villages in New Guinea; secretary, Royal Zoological Society of South Australia 1946-53; Melbourne Zoological Gardens 1953-54; Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co. from 1954. President, Bird Observers' Club 1956-58; treasurer, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1954-56 and secretary 1956-58; librarian and Editorial Liaison Officer, Bird Observers' Club for many years; conducted bird identification courses for the Victorian Council of Adult Education from 1974; selection committee member, Australian Natural History Medallion from 1968.
Chronology
- 1946 - 1953
- Career position - Secretary, Royal Zoological Society of South Australia
- 1953 - 1954
- Career position - Secretary, Melbourne Zoological Gardens
- 1954 - 1958
- Career position - Treasurer, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
- 1956 - 1958
- Career position - President, Bird Observers' Club
- 1982
- Award - Australian Natural History Medallion
Related entries
Published resources
Resources
- 'Jarman, Howard Ernest Alfred (1916-1982)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476015. 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: 9 March 2018
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