Around 1902 he succeeded his father as director of Melbourne Zoo, and held that position until March 1923, when he retired due to ill-health. He had been violently attacked and robbed in 1919[1] and never properly recovered. His successor was Andrew Wilkie.[2]
The animals of Australia : animals, reptiles and amphibians, by Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas, assisted by Le Souef. Melbourne: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1909.
The birds of Australia, by Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas and Le Souef. London: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1911.
Referencesedit
^"The Zoo Robbery". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 21 May 1919. p. 10. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Trove.
^"Zoo Chief Dead". The Herald (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 6 September 1923. p. 5. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Trove.
^"Family Notices". The Age. No. 608. Victoria, Australia. 30 September 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 12 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^Parsonson, Ian (1998). The Australian Ark: A History of Domesticated Animals in Australia. Australia: Csiro Publishing. p. 104. ISBN9780643065673. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
Robin, Libby. (2001). The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901-2001. Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press. ISBN0-522-84987-3
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dudley, souef, william, henry, september, 1856, september, 1923, founding, member, founding, secretary, royal, australasian, ornithologists, union, raou, 1901, also, serving, president, that, body, 1907, 1909, collection, sold, henry, luke, white, becoming, pa. William Henry Dudley Le Souef 28 September 1856 6 September 1923 was a founding member and founding Secretary of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union RAOU in 1901 also serving as President of that body 1907 1909 His egg collection was sold to Henry Luke White becoming part of the H L White Collection which passed to the National Museum of Victoria W H D Le Souef Meeting of Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union RAOU with members Dr J Leach L Chandler C McLennan C Barrett A J Campbell Dudley Le Souef T Tregallas Z Gray Gregory Mathews Around 1902 he succeeded his father as director of Melbourne Zoo and held that position until March 1923 when he retired due to ill health He had been violently attacked and robbed in 1919 1 and never properly recovered His successor was Andrew Wilkie 2 Le Souef was born on 28 September 1856 son of Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souef and Caroline Le Souef 3 daughter of John Cotton Two of his brothers were zoologists Ernest Albert Le Souef and Albert Sherbourne Le Souef 4 Works editThe animals of Australia animals reptiles and amphibians by Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas assisted by Le Souef Melbourne Whitcombe and Tombs 1909 The birds of Australia by Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas and Le Souef London Whitcombe and Tombs Limited 1911 References edit The Zoo Robbery The Age Victoria Australia 21 May 1919 p 10 Retrieved 21 February 2020 via Trove Zoo Chief Dead The Herald Melbourne Victoria Australia 6 September 1923 p 5 Retrieved 21 February 2020 via Trove Family Notices The Age No 608 Victoria Australia 30 September 1856 p 2 Retrieved 12 June 2021 via National Library of Australia Parsonson Ian 1998 The Australian Ark A History of Domesticated Animals in Australia Australia Csiro Publishing p 104 ISBN 9780643065673 Retrieved 20 January 2016 Robin Libby 2001 The Flight of the Emu a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901 2001 Carlton Vic Melbourne University Press ISBN 0 522 84987 3External links edit nbsp Media related to William Henry Dudley Le Souef at Wikimedia Commons nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an Australian ornithologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dudley Le Souef amp oldid 1189281454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
