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Charles Hedley (27 February 1862 – 14 September 1926) was a naturalist, specifically a malacologist. Born in Britain, he spent most of his life in Australia. He was the winner of the 1925 Clarke Medal.

Signature of Charles Hedley.

Awards and achievements

Hedley was on the council of the Linnean Society of New South Wales from 1897 to 1924 and was president from 1909 to 1911; he was on the council for 16 years of the Royal Society of New South Wales and was president in 1914; he was a vice-president of the Malacological Society of London from 1923. He was awarded the David Syme prize in 1916, and in 1925 received the Clarke Medal from the Royal Society of New South Wales. A man of invariable courtesy and kindliness, held in the highest regard by contemporary scientists, his knowledge was always at the disposal of younger naturalists and visiting scientists. His work, and especially in regard to the zoo-geographical history of the Pacific Ocean, gave him a high place among Australian zoologists. A list of 156 published research papers written by Hedley, and 15 in association with others, was printed in 1924.[1]

Bibliography

References

This article incorporates public domain text from reference [1]

  1. ^ a b Serle, Percival (1949). "Hedley, Charles". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
Awards
Preceded by Clarke Medal
1925
Succeeded by