David Fleay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Fleay

Australian scientist

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1907

Place of Birth: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1993

Profession: ornithologist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

David Howells Fleay (; 6 January 1907 in Ballarat, Victoria – 7 August 1993) was an Australian naturalist who pioneered the captive breeding of endangered species, and was the first person to breed the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in captivity.