Person

Mangles, James (1786 - 1867)

FRS

Born: 1786
England
Died: 18 November 1867
Fairfield, Exeter, England
Occupation: Naturalist

Summary

James Mangles was the brother of Lady Ellen Stirling, whom he visited in Western Australia in 1831. He subsequently corresponded with her and several other colonists. He was elected FRS in 1825 and was a member of the Royal Geographical Society.

Related People

Molloy, Georgiana (1805 - 1843)
Georgiana Molloy collected and described botanical samples for James Mangles.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

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

JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

James Mangles - Records, 1835 - 1845, LBWA/479A; JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15994613. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/15957491. Details
'Mangles, James (1786-1867)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1199507. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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