Chris Merkord Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Renowned ornithologist Philip Hockey dies BDlive Hockey co-authored the best-selling regional field guide Sasol Birds of Southern Africa and was editor-in-chief, along with Richard Dean and Peter Ryan, of the seventh edition of Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. Most of Hockey's research focused on ... Africa's Top Ornithologist Dies – A Tribute to Professor Phil HockeyNational Geographic all 2 news articles » View the full article
Chris Merkord Posted January 25, 2013 Author Posted January 25, 2013 Africa's Top Ornithologist Dies – A Tribute to Professor Phil Hockey National Geographic Mark Anderson, CEO of BirdLife South Africa, shared his condolences online: “We have lost a man who made an enormous contribution to ornithology, birding, bird conservation, training of students, and so much more. Phil was a great supporter of BirdLife ... Renowned ornithologist Philip Hockey diesBDlive all 2 news articles » View the full article
Chris Merkord Posted January 28, 2013 Author Posted January 28, 2013 RIP Phil Hockey, Co-author of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa IV (1956 – 2013) Books LIVE (blog) The Institute has published an obituary on their website celebrating Hockey's contribution to the field of ornithology and saying that, “He was a deeply caring person with an open heart and will be sorely missed by many”. Born in England, Phil came to ... View the full article
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.