Norman Chaffer
Norman Chaffer OAM, FRZS, RAOU (1899 – 22 November 1992) was an Australian businessman, a bird photographer and an amateur ornithologist. He was a pioneer of colour cinematography and won many awards. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), President 1954–1955, and made a Fellow of the RAOU in 1991.
Norman Chaffer
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- Born
- 1899
- Died
- 1992
- Nationality
- Australia
- Occupation
- ornithologist · photographer · cinematographer
- Honours
- Medal of the Order of Australia
- Languages
- English
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Norman Chaffer OAM, FRZS, RAOU (1899 – 22 November 1992) was an Australian businessman, a bird photographer and an amateur ornithologist. He was a pioneer of colour cinematography and won many awards. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), President 1954–1955, and made a Fellow of the RAOU in 1991.
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Born in 1899, died in 1992.
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- 1.Keast, Allen. (1994). Obituary. Norman Chaffer OAM, FRZS, FRAOU, 1899–1992. Emu 94: 62.
- 2.Robin, Libby. (2001). The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901–2001. Melbourne University Press: Carlton.
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