Person

Fisher, Robert Hilson (Bob) (1922 - 2007)

OAM

Born
1922
Died
2007
Occupation
Entomologist and Pharmacist

Summary

Bob Fisher, a pharmacist by profession, was noted as an expert on Australian butterflies. He reared many South Australian species, making detailed studies of their life histories. His collections were made throughout Australia and New Guinea, and elsewhere, usually accompanied by high-quality photographs. For over 20 years Fisher was Honorary Research Associate at the South Australian Museum, during which time he reorganised the butterfly holdings and incorporated his own collection. His publications included papers and articles, reports for government on the butterfly fauna of conservation areas, and the books Butterflies of South Australia (1978) and A field guide to Australian butterflies (1993). Between 1964 and 1987 he collected over 300 specimens of plants associated with butterfly larvae, often in association with Ronald Southcott and John Womersley. These are now in the State Herbarium of South Australia. Fisher was a long term member (and later Patron) of Butterfly Conservation SA.

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Chronology

1951 - 1988
Career position - Fellow, Royal Society of South Australia
1970 - 2007
Career position - Member, Entomological Society of Victoria
1986
Life event - Donated over 3,600 butterfly specimens to the South Australian Museum
1986 - 2007
Career position - Honorary Research Associate in Entomology, South Australian Museum
1988
Award - Le Souef Memorial Award, Entomological Society of Victoria
1988 - 2007
Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of South Australia
1994
Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to entomology, particularly through the conservation of endangered species of butterflies in South Australia
1999 - 2007
Award - Honorary Member, Butterfly Conservation SA

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Published resources

Books

  • Fisher, Robert, A field guide to Australian butterflies (Chipping Norton, N.S.W.: Surrey Beatty & Sons, 1995), 254 pp. Details
  • Fisher, Robert H., Butterflies of South Australia (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) (Adelaide: Government Printer, 1978), 272 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Honorary member of Butterfly Conservation SA [Bob Fisher]', Newsletter, Butterfly Conservation SA Inc., 1 (June) (1999), 4. Details
  • Anon, 'Robert (Bob) Hilson Fisher OAM 1922 - 2007', Newsletter, Butterfly Conservation SA Inc., 26 (April) (2007), 3. Details

See also

Helen Cohn

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