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add bat species info from Holts' long-eared bat article ... the previous edit by InternetArchiveBot threw me for a loop because it didn't mention Holt, but I'd forgotten that I'd used it to confirm which organisation gave out the Waltham Award; I googled Holt and the award and found the German Wikipedia translation (created in 2021) which mentioned the bat species, so it's finally here now! |
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Holt received the World Small Animal Veterinary Association's Award for Service to the Profession in 1998,<ref name="wsava"/> a Waltham Award for International Service from the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition, and honorary memberships in several organisations such as the American Animal Hospital Association.<ref name="vetmag"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aavnutrition.org/page-1075377/9084625|title=Congratulations 2020 AAVN Waltham Award and AAVN student blog writing competition winners!|publisher=American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition|date=6 July 2020|access-date=14 January 2021|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126151847/https://aavnutrition.org/page-1075377/9084625|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1973 he received the Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association's inaugural Practitioner of the Year Award and in 2007 the organisation gave him a special award for Meritorious Service and named its distinguished service award in his honour.<ref name="vetmag"/><ref name="wsava"/> In 2021, [[Holts' long-eared bat]] ''(Nyctophilus holtorum'') was named in honour of Holt and his wife for their support of Australian biodiversity conservation.<ref>{{Cite Q|Q110218497}}</ref> |
Holt received the World Small Animal Veterinary Association's Award for Service to the Profession in 1998,<ref name="wsava"/> a Waltham Award for International Service from the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition, and honorary memberships in several organisations such as the American Animal Hospital Association.<ref name="vetmag"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aavnutrition.org/page-1075377/9084625|title=Congratulations 2020 AAVN Waltham Award and AAVN student blog writing competition winners!|publisher=American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition|date=6 July 2020|access-date=14 January 2021|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126151847/https://aavnutrition.org/page-1075377/9084625|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1973 he received the Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association's inaugural Practitioner of the Year Award and in 2007 the organisation gave him a special award for Meritorious Service and named its distinguished service award in his honour.<ref name="vetmag"/><ref name="wsava"/> In 2021, [[Holts' long-eared bat]] ''(Nyctophilus holtorum'') was named in honour of Holt and his wife for their support of Australian biodiversity conservation.<ref>{{Cite Q|Q110218497}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:37, 23 November 2024
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 7 March 1931 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 24 June 2013 (aged 82) Mount Wilson, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Veterinarian |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
John Holt (7 March 1931 – 24 June 2013) was an Australian veterinarian and sports shooter, who was the president of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association, co-founded its Australian chapter, and represented Australia at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Biography
Holt was born on 7 March 1931 in Sydney.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Sydney in 1954 and then worked briefly as a cattle veterinarian and had a short career in the animal industry.[2][3] In 1959 he purchased St George Animal Hospital, which specialised in treating pets at a time when many vets preferred working with larger animals; his business eventually expanded to six practices around Sydney and produced eight university professors.[2] He cofounded the Small Animal Clinicians Group in 1967, which was later known as the Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association and was eventually merged into the Australian Veterinary Association, and financed and edited its journal, the Australian Veterinary Practitioner.[2][4] He often travelled to North America to learn about veterinary practices relating to small animals there and was a guest lecturer at institutions including the University of Guelph in Canada and the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine.[2][5] He was the president of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association from 1986 to 1988.[2] He strongly supported the campaign against live animal export.[2]
In sports shooting, he competed in the 300 metre rifle, three positions event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] His brother Neville represented Australia in shooting at the 1948 London Olympics, and he and John participated together in the 2000 Summer Olympics torch relay.[6]
He married Mary, a pharmacist, in 1960. They have both been noted patrons of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.[2][7] He died aged 82 on 24 June 2013 in the Blue Mountains village of Mount Wilson; he was privately cremated.[3]
Recognition
Holt received the World Small Animal Veterinary Association's Award for Service to the Profession in 1998,[5] a Waltham Award for International Service from the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition, and honorary memberships in several organisations such as the American Animal Hospital Association.[2][8] In 1973 he received the Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association's inaugural Practitioner of the Year Award and in 2007 the organisation gave him a special award for Meritorious Service and named its distinguished service award in his honour.[2][5] In 2021, Holts' long-eared bat (Nyctophilus holtorum) was named in honour of Holt and his wife for Mary their support of Australian biodiversity conservation.[9]
References
- ^ a b "John Holt". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Fawcett, Anne (15 September 2013). "Remembering John Holt". The Veterinarian. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b "John HOLT Death Notice". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Small animal". Australian Veterinary Association. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Kirpensteijn, Jolle (11 July 2013). "In Loving Memory, the passing of a great WSAVA veterinarian, John Holt". World Small Animal Veterinary Association. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Australia's oldest Olympian dies at 95". The Age. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011.
- ^ "A new orchestra baby to make Mozart fans rejoice". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Congratulations 2020 AAVN Waltham Award and AAVN student blog writing competition winners!". American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition. 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Harry E. Parnaby; Andrew G. King; Mark D. B. Eldridge (19 May 2021). "A new bat species from southwestern Western Australia, previously assigned to Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858". Records of the Australian Museum. 73 (1): 53–66. doi:10.3853/J.2201-4349.73.2021.1766. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q110218497.