Person
Patten, Robert Anthony (1889 - 1959)
- Born
- 20 June 1889
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 10 October 1959
Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Veterinarian
Summary
Robert Patten was a veterinarian best known for his 19 years as Curator of the Taronga Zoological Park in Sydney. Here he treated a wide variety of animals for all conditions, with his greatest concern being the careful planning of the diets of over 7,000 animals. Between 1947 and 1954 he was a panellist on the wildlife program "Nature speaks" on commercial radio. Following his retirement from the Zoo in 1954 he continued in private practice.
Details
Chronology
- 1914
- Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Sydney
- 1914 - 1916
- Military service - First World War. Major, Australian Army Veterinary Corps, Australian Imperial Forces
- 1918 - 1920
- Career position - Customs Officer, Commonwealth Department of Trade and Customs
- 1920 - 1923
- Career position - Manager, North Bangaroo Horse Stud Farm, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1923 - 1925
- Career position - In private practice, Orange, New South Wales
- 1925 - 1936
- Career position - Lecturer (part-time) on meat inspection, Sydney Technical College
- 1925 - 1936
- Career position - Employed by the Australian Department of Trade and Customs
- 1936 - 1954
- Career position - Superintendent (later Curator), Taronga Zoological Park
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Taylor, Robert I., 'Patten, Robert Anthony (1889-1958), veterinary surgeon and zoological park superintendent' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), p. 576. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/patten-robert-anthony-11350. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537389. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Patten Robert Anthony', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=8010201. Details
- 'Patten, R A (18890620-19591010)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-575596. Details
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