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Lewis, Fred (1882 - 1956) |
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| Conservationist and Naturalist | |
| Born: 4 July 1882 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. Died: 7 August 1956 Malvern, Victoria, Australia. | |
| Fred Lewis worked as clerk with the Victorian Public Service for around twenty-four years before being appointed Head and Chief Inspector of the Department of Agriculture (1924). He was an avid naturalist with a keen sense of conservation. Lewis helped re-establish the near-extinct koala population in Victoria and helped save the fate of local seal populations by proving they were not a threat to the fishing industry. He travelled all over the State conducting field work and wrote numerous articles for the press and natural history journals such as Emu. After retiring from the Victorian Public Service, Fred Lewis continued to pursue his natural history interests. He became President, then Honorary Secretary of the Victorian Field Naturalists’ Club and was a member of the management committee of the Sperm Whale Head National Park. |
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