Austin Roberts (zoologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Austin Roberts (zoologist)

South African zoologist and ornithologist (1883–1948)

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1883

Place of Birth: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Date of Death: 05-May-1948

Profession: zoologist, ornithologist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Austin Roberts (3 January 1883 – 5 May 1948) was a South African zoologist.
He is best known for his Birds of South Africa, first published in 1940.
He also studied the mammalian fauna of the region: his work The mammals of South Africa was published posthumously in 1951.
The 7th edition of Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa which appeared in 2005, is the standard work on the region's birds.