Person
Rix, Cecil Edward (1905 - 1997)
AM
- Born
- 1905
- Died
- 1997
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Conservationist and Ornithologist
Summary
Cecil Rix was interested in birds from childhood, and continued to observe them all his life. He joined the South Australian Ornithological Association in 1935, serving on Council in several capacities including President 1941 - 1942, and being a regular contributor to the South Australian ornithologist. A founding member of the Adelaide Ornithologists' Club in 1960, he also served here as council member, President and editor until 1980. From the mid-1940s, Rix was a strong advocate for establishment of national parks and reserves for the protection of wildlife. By the time of his retirement in 1972 as a Commissioner of the South Australian National Parks Commission, the state has 109 such reserves. In retirement he continued to observe birds and lobby for wildlife protection.
Details
Chronology
- 1935 - 1997
- Career position - Member (later Life Member), South Australian Ornithological Association
- 1941 - 1942
- Career position - President, South Australian Ornithological Association
- 1960 -
- Career position - Founding member, Adelaide Ornithologists' Club
- 1972
- Career event - Retired as Commissioner, National Parks Commission, South Australia
- 1986
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to conservation and to ornithology
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Rix, Cecil, Royal Zoological Society of South Australia 1878 - 1978 (Adelaide, South Australia: Royal Zoological Society of South Australia, 1978), 247 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Cordes, Dene, 'Obituary: Cecil E. Rix, AM 1905 - 1997', South Australian ornithologist 33:31-2, 33 (1/2) (1998), 31-2, https://resources.birdssa.au/images/saopdfs/Volume33/1998V33P031.pdf. Details
- Rix, C. E., 'A review of the birds between the Mt Lofty Ranges and the River Murray - a site for a real sanctuary', South Australian ornithologist, 16 (1943), 57-78. Details
- Rix, C. E., 'Birds of the Northern Territory', South Australian ornithologist, 25 (6) (1970), 147-91. Details
- Rix, C. E., 'Alan H. Lendon, 1903-73', South Australian Ornithologist, 26 (5) (1973), 102. Details
- Terrill, S.. E. and Rix, C. E., 'The birds of South Australia', South Australian ornithologist, 19 (1950), 53-100, https://resources.birdssa.au/images/saopdfs/Volume19/1950V19P053.pdf. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 4 August 2026