Ernest Albert Le Souef (13 September 1869 – 27 November 1937), sometimes referred to as Col. Le Souef, was an Australian

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and d ...

. Le Souef was born in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, the son of

Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souef Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souef (17 April 1828 – 7 May 1902) was an Australian zoologist. Le Souef was the director of the Melbourne Zoo from 1882 to 1902. In 1853 he married Caroline, daughter of ornithologist John Cotton. Their sons ...

and

Caroline Le Souef Caroline Le Souef (15 July 1834 – 6 March 1915) was an Australian artist who was born in England in 1834 to John Cotton. As a child, she migrated to Australia with her family in 1843, living in Goulburn River Valley, and was educated in Melb ...

, daughter of John Cotton. He was a director at the Perth Zoological Gardens from its foundation in 1898 until 1935. He retired to and died in

Margaret River, Western Australia Margaret River is a town in the South West of Western Australia, located in the valley of the eponymous Margaret River, south of Perth, the state capital. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. Margaret River's co ...

References

Bright Sparcs biographical entry
1869 births 1937 deaths Australian zoologists History of Western Australia Zoo directors Colony of Victoria people Scientists from Melbourne {{Australia-scientist-stub