Charles Walter De Vis
Charles Walter de Vis (Birmingham, England, 9 May 1829 — Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 April 1915)[1], known as Devis before about 1882, was an English zoologist[1] and ornithologist[2]. Initially a cleric[1], he gave up his ecclesiastical functions to devote himself to science, initially in England then after 1870 in Australia[1].
He was a founder member of the Royal Society of Queensland of which he served as president in 1888-1889, and founder member and first vice-president of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union[2].
His principal work concerned the fossil birds of Queensland (Darling Downs) and southern Australia (Cooper Creek)[2], but he also described a number of extant bird species. In fact, he was more successful at the latter, because due to insufficient knowledge of stratigraphy and evolution, he - like many ornithologists of his time - mistook subfossil remains of extant birds for the remains of extinct prehistoric species[citation needed].
Among species he described were the White-winged Robin in 1890, and the Frill-necked Monarch in 1895.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d de Vis, Charles Walter (1829 - 1915) — Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ a b c De Vis Charles Walter (1829 - 1915) — Encyclopedia of Australian science
- ^ Frill-necked Monarch (Arses lorealis — The Internet Bird Collection
- ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.
[edit] External links
- De Vis Charles Walter — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
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