Person

Scott, Alexander Walker (1800 - 1883)

Born
10 November 1800
Bombay, India
Died
1 November 1883
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Entomologist and Entrepreneur

Summary

Alexander Scott settled on Ash Island in the Hunter River in 1831 and was a prominent figure in the commercial establishment of the Newcastle region. He was a trustee of the Australian Museum 1862-1879 and the father of Harriet and Helena Scott.

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Archival resources

Australian Museum

  • Alexander Walker Scott Records, Series 222; Australian Museum. Details
  • Alexander Walker Scott - Records, Series 160; Australian Museum. Details
  • Alexander Walker Scott - Records, 1862 - 1879, Series 1; Australian Museum. Details
  • Alexander Walker Scott - Records, Series 194; Australian Museum. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Edward Pearson Ramsay - Records, 1860 - 1912, ML MSS 563; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • Scott Family - Records, 1777 - 1925, ML MSS 38; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

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
  • Scott, Harriet and Scott, Helena; with descriptions, general and systematic by A.W. Scott, Australian Lepidoptera and their Transformations Drawn from the Life [volume 1] (London: J. van Voorst, 1864), 30 pp. Details
  • Scott, Harriet and Scott, Helena; with descriptions, general and systematics by A.W. Scott, Australian Lepidoptera and their transformations. Vol. II (London: Sydney: J. van Voorst: Australian Museum, 1890-1898), 36 pp. Details

Book Sections

Journal Articles

  • Goold, W. J., 'Our Pioneers', Newcastle and Hunter District Historical Society, Journal, 10 (1956). Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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