Person

Clyne, Densey (1926 - )

Born
4 December 1926
Risca, Gwent, Wales
Occupation
Naturalist

Summary

Densey Clyne is a professional naturalist, specialising in field studies of Australian insects and spiders. She has produced, researched and written wildlife television documentaries as well as writing numerous books.

Details

Chronology

1936
Life event - Settled in Australia

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Biographical cuttings on Densey Clyne, spider-watcher, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

  • Interview with Densey Clyne, filmmaker, photographer and author (sound recording), interviewer: Gregg Borschmann, 12 September 1996 - 4 October 1996, TRC 3486; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Resources

See also

  • Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details

Ailie Smith

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