About John Edgar Courtney
Lived 1934 – 2025 (aged 90–91). John Edgar Courtney was an ornithologist.
John Edgar Courtney (1934 – 7 July 2025) was an Australian farmer and amateur ornithologist. He helped put together the first Field Guide to Australian Birdsong, produced by the Bird Observers Club of Australia. Courtney joined the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1959 and was the RAOU's New England regional representative 1971–1978. In 1999 he was awarded the RAOU's John Hobbs Medal for outstanding contributions to Australian ornithology as an amateur. Courtney died on 7 July 2026, at the age of 91.
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Australian farmer and amateur ornithologist
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John Edgar Courtney was born in 1934.
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John Edgar Courtney died on 7 July 2025.
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John Edgar Courtney was an ornithologist.
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