Charles Price Conigrave
Charles Price Conigrave (1882–1961) was a West Australian zoölogist, author and explorer. He led the of 1911, making collections of flora and fauna. and mapping the region between Cambridge Gulf and . Conigrave included photographs of Aboriginal art in his reports, which were published in contemporary newspapers.[1]
On his expeditions he recorded the King George and Berkeley rivers, naming the former after the monarch and latter after his brother Berkeley Fairfax Conigrave.[2][3][1]
References[]
- ^ a b Cohn, Helen (16 February 2017). "Conigrave, Charles Price - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". www.eoas.info. The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "History of river names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
Categories:
- Zoological collectors
- 1882 births
- 1961 deaths
- Explorers of Western Australia