Ronald Strahan

Ronald Strahan AM (1922–2010) was a zoologist, historian and author of works on the fauna of Australia.

He became director of Taronga Zoo in 1967 and joined the staff of the Australian Museum in 1974.

Strahan also created travelling exhibitions, and wrote a series of essays on the history and work of the Australian Museum, Rare and Curious Specimens.

[1] Strahan's second marriage was to the wildlife artist Pamela Conder.

[1] In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours Strahan was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to zoology and to advancing understanding of Australia's natural biological heritage".