Person

Broadbent, Kendall (1837 - 1911)

Born
26 August 1837
Horsforth, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died
16 January 1911
Occupation
Natural history collector and Geologist

Summary

Kendall Broadbent, described as a 'thorough field naturalist and a most discerning zoological collector', collected in every Australian state. He worked for the Queensland Museum 1880-1900 collecting fossils, animals and anthropological material. In 1891 the plant Melicope broadbentiana was named after him.

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Born Horsforth, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England, 26 August 1837. Died Brisbane, 16 January 1911. Arrived Victoria 1852; contracting work with his father; survived the wreck of the "Maria" 1872; collector for Count de Castenau Cape York and Gulf of Carpentaria 1873; collected around Port Moresby for British Museum 1875; collected for E.P. Ramsay (q.v.) of the Australian Museum 1877-79; collected for the Queensland Museum 1880-1893; attendant in the museum 1893-1900. Collected the type specimen of the Rufous Bristlebird 1858 and it was named "Dasyornis broadbenti" after him.

Related Corporate Bodies

  • Queensland Museum

    Kendall Broadbent worked for the Queensland Museum between 1880 - 1900 collecting fossils, animals and anthropological material.

    Date: 1880 - 1900

Archival resources

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

Queensland Museum Library

  • Kendall Broadbent - Records, 1880 - 1911; Queensland Museum Library. Details

Published resources

Resources

See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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