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Australian ornithologist, photographer and businessman
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1 January 1899
Death:
1 January 1992
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Biography
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. He authored In Quest of Bowerbirds (Rigby, 1984) which was illustrated with his photographs. He was a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia.