Frank Donald Robson
Logging contractor, fisherman, marine conservationist
About Frank Donald Robson
Lived 1912 – 1993 (aged 80). Frank Donald Robson was a New Zealand lumberjack, conservationist and fisher.
Frank Donald Robson (29 September 1912 – 30 May 1993) was a New Zealand logging contractor, fisherman and marine conservationist.
Robson was born in Greenmeadows, New Zealand, in 1912. He was the first New Zealander to study whale strandings and the first systematic investigation of pollutant levels in marine mammals in New Zealand. His volunteer group, Project Jonah has saved thousands of marine mammals, continuing even after the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 made the Department of Conservation technically responsible for this.
In the 1989 New Year Honours, Robson was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.
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Who was Frank Donald Robson?
Logging contractor, fisherman, marine conservationist (1912-1993)
When was Frank Donald Robson born?
Frank Donald Robson was born on 29 September 1912.
When did Frank Donald Robson die?
Frank Donald Robson died on 30 May 1993 in Napier.
What was Frank Donald Robson's occupation?
Frank Donald Robson was a lumberjack, conservationist and fisher.
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Frank Donald Robson was New Zealand.
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