Pérrine Moncrieff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pérrine Moncrieff

New Zealand ornithologist, conservationist, writer

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1893

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1979

Profession: writer, ornithologist, conservationist

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Pérrine Moncrieff

  • Perrine Moncrieff CBE (8 February 1893 – 16 December 1979) was a New Zealand author, conservationist and amateur ornithologist. She was born in London, England in 1893 as Pérrine Millais.
  • She was the grand daughter of the painter Sir John Millais, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
  • She spent her early life living in London, Brussels and in Perthshire in Scotland.
  • She married Captain Malcolm Moncrieff, a veteran of the Boer War, in 1914.
  • They moved from Britain to New Zealand after the end of the First World War where they settled at Nelson, having originally planned to move to Canada.
  • She was the first female President of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), 1932–1933.
  • She first joined the organisation in 1923 and two years later published "New Zealand Birds and How to Identify Them".
  • The book was a success, with six editions published from 1923 through to 1961.She is credited with being almost single-handedly responsible for setting aside land that would eventually be the Abel Tasman National Park.
  • Moncrieff was awarded the Loder Cup in 1953.
  • In the 1975 Birthday Honours, she was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for "services to conservation as a naturalist and to the Abel Tasman National Park".
  • The government of the Netherlands awarded her the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1974, in recognition of her efforts to protect Abel Tasman NP, an area of significant importance in the history of Dutch exploration.Books she authored include: Moncrieff, P.
  • (1925).
  • New Zealand Birds and How to Identify Them.
  • Whitcombe & Tombs: Auckland.
  • (Field-guide.
  • 5 editions published to 1961) Colour plates by Lily A.
  • Daff. Moncrieff, P.
  • (1965).
  • People Came Later.
  • Author: Nelson. Moncrieff, P.
  • (1976).
  • The Rise and Fall of David Riccio.
  • Ambassador: Wellington.

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