Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsAuthorsNaturalistsHistoryTarlton Rayment first studied art, but under the influence of J.H. Fabre, he began to research natural history, becoming an authority on native honey-bees and the nectariferous plants of Australia. In 1935 Rayment published his monograph on "A Cluster of Bees" and during the Second World War researched malnutrition in honey-bees and its incidence on bee diseases. In addition to many scientific publications, Rayment also wrote several successful novels including the "The Valley of the Sky" which was awarded the winner in the All Nations Novel Competition in 1936. Rayment recieved the Australian Natural History Medallion in 1952 and was President of the Field Naturalist Club in 1955.
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