Jack Hyett (11 July 1915 – 21 July 2001) was an Australian teacher, broadcaster, author, naturalist and amateur ornithologist. He was born in Ballarat, Victoria. He was Foundation President of the Victorian Ornithological Research Group and the Ringwood Field Naturalists Club.[1][2] He served as editor of the Emu, the journal of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1965–1968. His enthusiasm as a field naturalist led also to his being made an Honorary Life member, Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka in 1980, leading natural history tours overseas and in Australia as well as lecturing frequently on natural history on radio and television.[3] In 1985 he was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion.
As well as numerous journal and magazine articles, books authored by Hyett include:
References
edit- ^ Victorian National Parks Association. 62065 aa42d3e3-7c19-5315-966f-c1f85ebe4e6d (1 May 1966), "Quarterly meeting (1 May 1966)", News Letter (57), Victorian National Parks Association: 3, retrieved 6 March 2024
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hyett, Jack - Person - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre. "Hyett, Jack - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry". www.asap.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Hyett, Jack (1959), A bushman's year, F.W. Cheshire, retrieved 7 March 2024
- ^ Hyett, Jack (1961), A bushman's harvest, F.W. Cheshire, retrieved 7 March 2024
- ^ Hyett, Jack; Shaw, Noel (1982), Koalas, wombats & possums, Nelson, ISBN 978-0-17-006142-1
- ^ Hyett, Jack; Shaw, Noel (1982), Platypuses & other primitive mammals, Nelson, ISBN 978-0-17-006141-4
External links
edit- Bright Sparcs entry on Jack Hyett accessed 1 July 2007
- Rosanne Walker, 'Hyett, Jack (1915 - 2001)', Encyclopedia of Australian Science, created 8 February 2001, last modified 24 May 2006. Accessed 6 April 2011
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