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Ken Simpson
Kenneth Nigel Graham Simpson (1938 – 9 July 2014) was an Australian ornithologist and ornithological writer best known for writing, with artist Nicolas Day, the Field Guide to the Birds of Australia.
Simpson was born in Sydney and educated at University High School in Melbourne. He subsequently worked as a research technician in various institutions as well as lecturing in primary science at Deakin University and leading birdwatching tours. During the mid-1960s he studied royal penguins and wandering albatrosses on subantarctic Macquarie Island. He had a long association with the Bird Observers Club of Australia (BOCA), which he joined at the age of 11 in 1949, and was involved in editorial work with the BOCA journal Australian Bird Watcher.[1][2]
In addition to his ornithological studies, while on Macquarie Island Simpson collected botanical specimens (mostly Lichens). The specimens are held at the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.[3]
- ^ Walker, Rosanne (4 July 2012). "Simpson, Ken". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Vale Ken Simpson, 1938–2014". BirdLife Australia. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "The Australasian Virtual Herbarium". The Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH). 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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