Richard Kendall Brooke [SEP] date of death
Richard Kendall Brooke
Richard Kendall Brooke (1930 – 12 May 1996) was a South African ornithologist.
Biography.
Brooke was born in India where his father served in the British Army. His academic career began at Rhodes University in Grahamstown where he took a bachelor's degree in theology. Later he pursued a career as a minor civil servant with a government department in Zimbabwe. His real interests, however, already lay with ornithology.
In 1972 he accepted an invitation to join the staff of the Durban Natural
Richard Brooke
Richard Brooke may refer to:
- Richard Brooke (Norton) (died 1569), bought the manor of Norton, near Runcorn, Cheshire
- Richard Brooke (antiquary) (1791–1861), English antiquary
- Richard Brooke (priest) (1840–1926), Archdeacon of Cape Town from 1905 until 1926
- Richard Brooke (cricketer) (1909–1973), English cricketer and clergyman
- Richard Kendall Brooke (1930–1996), South African ornithologist
- Richard Brooke (explorer), British explorer