Alan John (Jock) Marshall

Alan John (Jock) Marshall

Alan John (Jock) Marshall (17 February 1911 - 20 July 1967) was an Australian writer, academic and ornithologist.

Marshall was born in Redfern, New South Wales. Despite having lost an arm in a shooting accident at the age of sixteen, he was active in several natural history expeditions, and had a distinguished service record during World War II in New Guinea, 1941-1945. He was Reader in zoology and comparative anatomy at St Bartholomew's Medical College, University of London, 1949-1960, and foundation professor of zoology and comparative physiology, then Dean of Science, at Monash University 1960-1967. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union in 1958.

Marshall died in Heidelberg, Victoria. During his lifetime, he published numerous books and scientific papers.

Publications

*Marshall, Alan John. (1937). "The Black Musketeers. The Work and Adventures of a Scientist on a South Sea Island at War and in Peace". William Heinemann: London.
*Marshall, Alan John. (1938). "The Men and Birds of Paradise. Journeys through Equatorial New Guinea". William Heinemann: London.
*Marshall, Alan John. (1954). "Bower-birds, their displays and breeding cycles. A preliminary statement". Clarendon Press: Oxford, U.K.
*Marshall, Alan John. (1970). "Darwin and Huxley in Australia". Hodder & Stoughton: Sydney.
*Marshall, Alan John. (Ed). (1966). "The Great Extermination. A guide to Anglo-Australian Cupidity, Wickedness and Waste". Heinemann: Melbourne.
*Marshall, Alan John; & Drysdale, Russell. (1966). "Journey Among Men". Sun Books: Melbourne.

References

*Robin, Libby. (2001). "The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901-2001". Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84987-3

External links

* [http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/marshall/marshall.htm Jock Marshall: One Armed Warrior- Bright Sparcs Exhibition]
* [http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/mars/marshall.htm McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar; King, Bill; Swancott, Leigh; Scillio, Mark; Walker, Rosanne, Alan John (Jock) Marshall Guide to Records, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 2004]


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