Tributes
A number of organisms have been named after Gould including those in English such as Gould's Mouse, Gould's Petrel, Gould's Sunbird and the Gouldian Finch after his wife.
A visit to Gould in his old age provided the inspiration for John Everett Millais' painting The Ruling Passion.
The Gould League, founded in Australia in 1909, was named after him. This organisation gave many Australians their first introduction to birds, along with more general environmental and ecological education. One of its major sponsors was the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia.
In 1976 he was honoured on a postage stamp bearing his portrait issued by Australia Post. In 2009, a series of birds from his Birds of Australia with paintings by H C Richter were featured in another set of stamps.
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“The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.”
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