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.
Related entries
Children
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
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
- Gray, Nancy, 'Scott, Alexander Walker (1800-1883), entomologist and entrepreneur' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 93-94. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060106b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Goold, W. J., 'Our Pioneers', Newcastle and Hunter District Historical Society, Journal, 10 (1956). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4720328. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/94481830. Details
- 'Scott, A W (18001110-18831101)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-619323. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 February 2018
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