Norman Wettenhall Foundation
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The Norman Wettenhall Foundation is an Australia
n environmental philanthropic foundation and a charitable trust
with tax deductible status. It supports projects that enhance or maintain the vitality and diversity of the Australian natural living environment, with an emphasis on conserving Australia's native birds and their habitats. It was founded in 1997 on the proceeds of the sale of the book collection of Dr Henry Norman Burgess Wettenhall
AM
(1915-2000), a paediatrician, art-lover, amateur ornithologist, environmentalist
and philanthropist
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n environmental philanthropic foundation and a charitable trust
Charitable trust
A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes, and is a more specific term than "charitable organization".-United States:...
with tax deductible status. It supports projects that enhance or maintain the vitality and diversity of the Australian natural living environment, with an emphasis on conserving Australia's native birds and their habitats. It was founded in 1997 on the proceeds of the sale of the book collection of Dr Henry Norman Burgess Wettenhall
Henry Norman Burgess Wettenhall
Dr Henry Norman Burgess Wettenhall AM was an Australian paediatric endocrinologist, philanthropist, bibliophile and amateur ornithologist. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union , President 1978-1983, and elected a Fellow of the RAOU in 1989...
AM
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1915-2000), a paediatrician, art-lover, amateur ornithologist, environmentalist
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
and philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
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