About Phil Hockey
Lived 1956 – 2013 (aged 56). Phil Hockey was a British biologist and ornithologist.
Philip Anthony Richard Hockey (8March 195624January 2013) was a well-known South African ornithologist. He was director of the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town, co-editor of Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa and co-author of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa. Hockey was born in Bournemouth, England in 1956 and moved to South Africa in 1979. His doctoral study was on the African oystercatcher. He focused on shorebirds, writing the book Waders of Southern Africa. Hockey observed 885 different species of birds in Southern Africa.
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Who was Phil Hockey?
South African ornithologist (1956-2013)
When was Phil Hockey born?
Phil Hockey was born on 8 March 1956 in Bournemouth.
When did Phil Hockey die?
Phil Hockey died on 24 January 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa.
What was Phil Hockey's occupation?
Phil Hockey was a biologist and ornithologist.
What nationality was Phil Hockey?
Phil Hockey was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Phil Hockey. https://biography.guide/phil-hockey/
MLA: "Phil Hockey." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/phil-hockey/.
Chicago: "Phil Hockey." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/phil-hockey/.
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