Person

Costermans, Leon Francis (1933 - )

OAM

Born: 1933
Occupation: Botanical artist, Botanist and Geologist

Summary

Leon Costermans has been working as a botanist and botanical illustrator. He is known for his work on the identification of eucalypts. Among others, he illustrated his book Native trees and shrubs of south-eastern Australia. For much of his career he lectured at the State College of Victoria and Monash University. For many years he has led field studies and vegetation surveys, and enthusiastically shared his expertise with environmental and community groups.

Details

Chronology

1988 -: Career position - Founder and coordinator, Friends of Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve
1996 - 2007: Career position - Chairman, Frankston Environmental Friends Network
2016: Award - Bjarne K. Dahl Medal, Eucalypt Australia
2024: Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to conservation and the environment

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details

Books

Costermans, L. F. (Leon F.), Trees of Victoria and adjoining areas (Frankston, Vic.: Costermans Publishing, 2006), 164 pp. Details
Costermans, L.F. (Leon F.), Native trees and shrubs of south-eastern Australia (Sydney: Reed New Holland, 2009), 440 pp. Details
Franklin, Donald; Robinson, John; Costermans, L.F.; and Lindner, John, Eucalypts of the Bendigo district : a guide to identification and distribution. Illustrated by Leon Costermans. (Bendigo, Victoria: Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, 1991), 56 pp. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21509139. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/117057866. Details
'Costermans, Leon F. (1933-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1508908. Details

Resource Sections

'Mr Leon Francis Costermans: Medal of the Order of Australia', in It's an Honour, Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2024. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3017065. Details

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