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.

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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

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See also

  • Maroske, Sara, '"The Whole Great Continent as a Present": Nineteenth-century Australian Women Workers in Science' in On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science, Farley Kelly, ed. (Melbourne: Text Publishing Company, 1993), pp. 13-34. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 16 June 2025

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