Person
Spry, Frank Palmer (1858 - 1922)
- Born
- 18 June 1858
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 8 August 1922
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Entomologist
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Born Melbourne, 18 June 1858. Died Melbourne, 8 August 1922. Stonemason; contractor's foreman, sewerage works round Melbourne; Museum Assistant, National Museum, Melbourne 1904-20, Entomologist 1920-22. Wrote Victorian Butterflies (1893, with E. Anderson). Found many fossils around the Yarra, including Bather's new crinoid and Gregoriura spyri (brittle-star).
Published resources
Books
- Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors (Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1932), 380 pp. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55072820. Details
- 'Spry, Frank Palmer (18580618-19220808)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-556793. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 July 2012
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