Person

Macleay, George (1809 - 1891)

Born: 1809
London, England
Died: 24 June 1891
Mentone, France
Occupation: Explorer and Zoologist

Summary

(Sir) George Macleay, a colonial land owner and sometime scientist, travelled with Charles Sturt on his expedition to the Murrumbidgee and the Murray rivers in 1829. He wrote on the fossil mammals of Australia and was connected with the Australian Museum, Sydney.

Sibling

Macleay, William Sharp (1792 - 1865)

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Museum (1827 - )
Member of the Australian Museum Committee, Sydney, from 1836; later became trustee of the Australian Museum

Related People

McLeay, Alexander (1767 - 1848)
George was the son of Alexander, and sibling of Fanny and William Sharpe

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Macleay Museum, University of Sydney

George Macleay - Records, 1830 - 1859; Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. Details

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

Alexander Macleay - Records, c. 1825 - c. 1848, Uncatalogued MSS SET 380; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
George Macleay - Records, 1848 - 1880, A2954; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

Linnean Society of London - Records, 1790 - 1870, M596-597; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

MacMillan, David S., 'MacLeay, Sir George (1809-1891), pastoralist and explorer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 180-182. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020157b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5542036. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/94686306. Details
'Macleay, George (1809-1891)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-627837. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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