Frank Knight (born 1941) is an Australian wildlife artist and ornithologist. He was born in

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. He worked as a field and laboratory assistant for the

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from 1959 to 1966, and was the illustrator for the CSIRO's Division of Wildlife Research from 1966 until 1989. He was the illustrator of '' The Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia'' and '' A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia'', as well as of many other scientific and natural history texts and

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. He has had several solo exhibitions in Australia.

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1941 births Living people Australian illustrators Australian bird artists Australian ornithologists People from Port Hedland, Western Australia {{Illustrator-stub