Harry Frederick Recher
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Professor Harry Frederick Recher is an Australia
n ornithologist who was born, and grew up in, the United States of America. He studied at the State University of New York College of Forestry
and received his B.S. in 1959 from Syracuse University
. He received a Ph.D. from Stanford University
in 1964, and then did an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania
and Princeton University
. He moved to Australia in 1967.
From 1968 he worked for 20 years at the Australian Museum
as a research scientist, focussing on conservation issues and the biology of forest and woodland birds. In 1988 he moved to the University of New England
. In 1996 he became the Foundation Professor in Environmental Management at Edith Cowan University
in Perth
, Western Australia
. More recently he has been editor of the journal Pacific Conservation Biology
.
In 1994 he was awarded the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
's D.L. Serventy Medal for outstanding published work on birds in the Australasian region. As well as numerous published scientific papers, he has authored and edited several books.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n ornithologist who was born, and grew up in, the United States of America. He studied at the State University of New York College of Forestry
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry is an American specialized doctoral-granting institution located in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, immediately adjacent to Syracuse University...
and received his B.S. in 1959 from Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
. He received a Ph.D. from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1964, and then did an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
and Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. He moved to Australia in 1967.
From 1968 he worked for 20 years at the Australian Museum
Australian Museum
The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as mineralogy, palaeontology, and anthropology...
as a research scientist, focussing on conservation issues and the biology of forest and woodland birds. In 1988 he moved to the University of New England
University of New England, Australia
The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
. In 1996 he became the Foundation Professor in Environmental Management at Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....
in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. More recently he has been editor of the journal Pacific Conservation Biology
Pacific Conservation Biology
Pacific Conservation Biology is an academic journal dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region. The managing editor in currently Harry Frederick Recher....
.
In 1994 he was awarded the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia, was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia and adjacent regions. This makes it Australia's oldest national birding association. It is also Australia's largest...
's D.L. Serventy Medal for outstanding published work on birds in the Australasian region. As well as numerous published scientific papers, he has authored and edited several books.