Serventy, D. L. (Dominic Louis), 1904-1988

Ornithologist. Born in Kalgoorlie in 1904. He was educated there and at the University of Western Australia, where he obtained a degree majoring in Zoology. He was awarded a scholarship to Cambridge University, and there obtained his doctorate. Returning to Australia, he worked with the CSIRO in Melbourne, specialising in ornithology, and later continued this work in Perth. He achieved world-wide fame as Australia's best known ornithologist, and his "Handbook of Australian sea birds", written with John Warham, is the definitive work on the subject. He died in Perth in 1988.

From the description of Papers. 1847-1987. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222428610