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The '''Field Naturalists Club of Victoria''' (FNCV) is an Australian [[natural history]] and [[conservation movement|conservation]] organisation,<ref>[http://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001665b.htm Encyclopedia of Australian Science - Corporate entry, Field Naturalist Club of Victoria]</ref> the oldest of its kind in Australia.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Presland |first=Gary |date=2010 |title=The role of naturalists in environmental conservation |url=https://www.publish.csiro.au/rs/pdf/RS10025 |journal=Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria |volume=122 |issue=2 |pages=xci-xcv |via=CSIRO Publishing}}</ref>
The '''Field Naturalists Club of Victoria''' (FNCV) is an Australian [[natural history]] and [[conservation movement|conservation]] organisation,<ref>[http://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001665b.htm Encyclopedia of Australian Science - Corporate entry, Field Naturalist Club of Victoria]</ref> the oldest of its kind in Australia.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Presland |first=Gary |date=2010 |title=The role of naturalists in environmental conservation |url=https://www.publish.csiro.au/rs/pdf/RS10025 |journal=Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria |volume=122 |issue=2 |pages=xci-xcv |via=CSIRO Publishing}}</ref>


It was founded in May 1880 by a group of nature enthusiasts that included [[Thomas Pennington Lucas]].<ref name=dabAHSL>[[Sophie Charlotte Ducker|Sophie C. Ducker]], '[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100159b.htm Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakespeare (1853 - 1936)]', ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 10, [[Melbourne University Press|MUP]], 1986, pp 163-164. Retrieved 2009-09-19</ref> [[Johann George Luehmann]], Charles French, and Dudley Best.<ref name="Sheila Houghton 2005">Gary Presland (2016) ''Understanding our natural world: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1880-2015.'' Melbourne: Field Naturalists Club of Victoria</ref>
It was founded in May 1880 by a group of nature enthusiasts that included [[Thomas Pennington Lucas]].<ref name=dabAHSL>[[Sophie Charlotte Ducker|Sophie C. Ducker]], '[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100159b.htm Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakespeare (1853 - 1936)]', ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 10, [[Melbourne University Press|MUP]], 1986, pp 163-164. Retrieved 2009-09-19</ref> [[Johann George Luehmann]], Charles French, and Dudley Best.<ref name="Sheila Houghton 2005">Gary Presland (2016) ''Understanding our natural world: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1880-2015.'' Melbourne: Field Naturalists Club of Victoria</ref>

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Since 1884 it has published a journal, ''[[The Victorian Naturalist]]'', which is issued six times a year. [[Ferdinand von Mueller]] published many of his first descriptions in this journal, including ''[[Paphia meiniana|Agapetes meiniana]]'',<ref name="mueller">{{cite Q|Q124841229|pages=157-160 [158]}}</ref> [[Wendlandia psychotrioides|''Oldenlandia psychotrioides'']],<ref name="Mueller2" /> ''[[Palmeria hypotephra|Morinda hypotephra]]'',<ref name="Mueller2">{{cite Q|Q124825709}}</ref> ''[[Phyllanthus hypospodius]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite Q|Q124826895}}</ref> and ''[[Wendlandia basistaminea]].<ref name=":0" />''


Currently there are eight special interest groups within the FNCV, these are Botany, Fauna Survey, Fungi, Geology, Juniors, Marine Research, Microscopy and Terrestrial Invertebrates. The club also has a Day Group.
Currently there are eight special interest groups within the FNCV, these are Botany, Fauna Survey, Fungi, Geology, Juniors, Marine Research, Microscopy and Terrestrial Invertebrates. The club also has a Day Group.
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Since 1940 the FNCV has awarded the [[Australian Natural History Medallion]] to the person judged to have made the most meritorious contribution to the understanding of Australian Natural History.<ref>Sheila Houghton (1987) ''The Australian Natural History Medallion'' Melbourne: Field Naturalists Club of Victoria</ref> Past winners include: [[Alexander Hugh Chisholm|Alex Chisholm]] (1940), [[Helen Isobel Aston|Helen Aston]] (1979), [[Jack Hyett]] (1985), and [[Richard Shine]] (2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fncv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/ANHM/ANHM_recipients.pdf|title=Australian Natural History Medallionists|access-date=2024-03-12|publisher=Field Naturalists Club of Victoria}}</ref>
Since 1940 the FNCV has awarded the [[Australian Natural History Medallion]] to the person judged to have made the most meritorious contribution to the understanding of Australian Natural History.<ref>Sheila Houghton (1987) ''The Australian Natural History Medallion'' Melbourne: Field Naturalists Club of Victoria</ref> Past winners include: [[Alexander Hugh Chisholm|Alex Chisholm]] (1940), [[Helen Isobel Aston|Helen Aston]] (1979), [[Jack Hyett]] (1985), and [[Richard Shine]] (2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fncv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/ANHM/ANHM_recipients.pdf|title=Australian Natural History Medallionists|access-date=2024-03-12|publisher=Field Naturalists Club of Victoria}}</ref>

== Publications ==
Since 1884 it has published the bi-monthly scientific research journal, ''[[The Victorian Naturalist]]''. The journal contains scientific research reports, contributions, naturalist notes and book reviews. Although the journal predominantly focuses on Victorian natural history, submissions are accepted Australia-wide, on all natural history subjects.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=The Victorian naturalist |url=https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=61SLV_INST:SLV&tab=searchProfile&docid=alma9939783069207636&context=L |url-status=live |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=State Library of Victoria |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Ferdinand von Mueller]] published many of his first descriptions in this journal, including ''[[Paphia meiniana|Agapetes meiniana]]'',<ref name="mueller">{{cite Q|Q124841229|pages=157-160 [158]}}</ref> [[Wendlandia psychotrioides|''Oldenlandia psychotrioides'']],<ref name="Mueller2" /> ''[[Palmeria hypotephra|Morinda hypotephra]]'',<ref name="Mueller2">{{cite Q|Q124825709}}</ref> ''[[Phyllanthus hypospodius]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite Q|Q124826895}}</ref> and ''[[Wendlandia basistaminea]].<ref name=":0" />''

The history of the club and their conservation work has been published by the club in ''Leaves from'' ''Our History: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, 1880-2005'' (Houghton, Sheila and Presland, Gary), and its follow-up publication ''Understanding our natural world: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1880-2015'' (Presland, Gary).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre for Transformative Innovation |first=Swinburne University of Technology |title=The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Inc - Corporate Body - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation |url=https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001665b.htm |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=www.eoas.info |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre for Transformative Innovation |first=Swinburne University of Technology |title=Book - Leaves from Our History: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, 1880-2005 - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation |url=https://www.eoas.info/bib/HASB06189.htm |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=www.eoas.info |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre for Transformative Innovation |first=Swinburne University of Technology |title=Book - Understanding our natural world: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1880 - 2015 - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation |url=https://www.eoas.info/bib/HASB09432.htm |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=www.eoas.info |language=en-gb}}</ref>


==Presidents==
==Presidents==

Revision as of 07:45, 29 May 2024

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a historic photograph of a group of men posing in long grass
Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria Expedition Group, King Island, 1887

The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (FNCV) is an Australian natural history and conservation organisation,[1] the oldest of its kind in Australia.[2]

It was founded in May 1880 by a group of nature enthusiasts that included Thomas Pennington Lucas.[3] Johann George Luehmann, Charles French, and Dudley Best.[4]

Currently there are eight special interest groups within the FNCV, these are Botany, Fauna Survey, Fungi, Geology, Juniors, Marine Research, Microscopy and Terrestrial Invertebrates. The club also has a Day Group.

The FNCV is situated at 1 Gardenia St, Blackburn, in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. A range of services is available for members including a bookshop.

Since 1940 the FNCV has awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion to the person judged to have made the most meritorious contribution to the understanding of Australian Natural History.[5] Past winners include: Alex Chisholm (1940), Helen Aston (1979), Jack Hyett (1985), and Richard Shine (2009).[6]

Publications

Since 1884 it has published the bi-monthly scientific research journal, The Victorian Naturalist. The journal contains scientific research reports, contributions, naturalist notes and book reviews. Although the journal predominantly focuses on Victorian natural history, submissions are accepted Australia-wide, on all natural history subjects.[7]

Ferdinand von Mueller published many of his first descriptions in this journal, including Agapetes meiniana,[8] Oldenlandia psychotrioides,[9] Morinda hypotephra,[9] Phyllanthus hypospodius[10] and Wendlandia basistaminea.[10]

The history of the club and their conservation work has been published by the club in Leaves from Our History: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, 1880-2005 (Houghton, Sheila and Presland, Gary), and its follow-up publication Understanding our natural world: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1880-2015 (Presland, Gary).[11][12][13]

Presidents

Past presidents include:

Regional groups

The FNCV has informal links to a number of regional field naturalist groups across Victoria, including:

See also

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Australian Science - Corporate entry, Field Naturalist Club of Victoria
  2. ^ Presland, Gary (2010). "The role of naturalists in environmental conservation". Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria. 122 (2): xci–xcv – via CSIRO Publishing.
  3. ^ a b Sophie C. Ducker, 'Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakespeare (1853 - 1936)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, MUP, 1986, pp 163-164. Retrieved 2009-09-19
  4. ^ a b Gary Presland (2016) Understanding our natural world: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1880-2015. Melbourne: Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
  5. ^ Sheila Houghton (1987) The Australian Natural History Medallion Melbourne: Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
  6. ^ "Australian Natural History Medallionists" (PDF). Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "The Victorian naturalist". State Library of Victoria. 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Ferdinand von Mueller (1887). "Descriptions of new Australian plants (continued)". The Victorian Naturalist. 3 (11): 157-160 [158]. ISSN 0042-5184. Wikidata Q124841229.
  9. ^ a b Ferdinand von Mueller (1889). "Descriptions of some new Australian plants". The Victorian Naturalist. 6: 54–55. ISSN 0042-5184. Wikidata Q124825709.
  10. ^ a b Ferdinand von Mueller (1892). "Descriptions of new Australian plants, with occasional other annotations (Continued)". The Victorian Naturalist. 8: 177–180. ISSN 0042-5184. Wikidata Q124826895.
  11. ^ Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Inc - Corporate Body - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  12. ^ Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "Book - Leaves from Our History: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, 1880-2005 - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  13. ^ Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "Book - Understanding our natural world: the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1880 - 2015 - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  14. ^ Barrow, Elizabeth. "Dobson, Frank Stanley (1835–1895)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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