Bernard Cotton

Background

Cotton was born in Sheffield and immigrated, with his parents, to South Australia in 1923.

Career

Within a few months of his arrival he joined the staff of the South Australian Museum in Adelaide as a cadet to assist the museum’s Honorary Conchologist, Sir Joseph Verco. In 1928 he was appointed Assistant Conchologist and in 1934 became Curator of Molluscs. He retired from the museum in 1962 because of ill health.

He died in 1966.

Achievements

• Fellow of the Royal Society of South Australia (1929) Australian Natural History Medallion (1950) Honorary Member, Field Naturalists’ Society of South Australia (1964) Foundation Patron of the Malacological Society of Australia Fellow and Honorary Member of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.

Works

• book

  • Family buccindae: Y Bernard C. Cotton (Royal Society of South Australia. Malacological Section)

Membership

Fellow and Honorary Member of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.