Archibald James Campbell

Archibald James Campbell

Archibald James Campbell (18 February 1853 – 11 September 1929) was an Australian civil servant in the Victorian (later Australian) government Customs Service. However, his international reputation rests on his expertise as an amateur ornithologist, naturalist, and photographer.[1][2]

He was one of the principal founders of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901, and served as its president in 1909 and 1928. He was also a founder member of the Victorian Wattle Club in 1899 and the Bird Observers Club in 1905. Campbell was active in the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria from its inception in 1880, leading pioneering expeditions and writing for their journal.[3] He wrote the classic field guide to oology (a branch of ornithology) in Australia: Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds, published in 1901.

  1. ^ Campbell, Ian (2007). "'Yellow-haired September': a reflection on the national floral emblem in AJ Campbell's Golden Wattle1". Australian Humanities Review (41). Association for the Study of Australian Literature. ISSN 1325-8338. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ Ebury, Francis (2004). "Archibald James Campbell: Photographing the Australian Environment". History of Photography. 28 (1). Taylor & Francis: 57–70. doi:10.1080/03087298.2004.10441288. ISSN 0308-7298. S2CID 192978740. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. ^ Mather, Karen (2017). "King Island's lake of many names – Lake Flannigan: points of interest from the literature". The Victorian Naturalist. 134 (6). Field Naturalists Club of Victoria: 207–214. ISSN 0042-5184.