Person
Littler, Frank Mervyn (1880 - 1922)
- Born
- 1 January 1880
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 1 July 1922
Ravenswood, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Ornithologist and Entomologist
Summary
Frank Littler was an accountant, who is most noted for his ornithological and entomological studies and collections. He was a foundation member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologist's Union and a member of the Entomological Society (of London), the Entomological Society of America and the American Association of Economic Entomologists. Littler wrote many well received articles in journals and newspapers, but is best known for his text the Handbook of the birds of Tasmania and its dependencies.
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Chronology
- 1901 - 1913
- Career position - Published numerous articles in The literature of Australian birds
- July 1901 - July 1905
- Career position - Wrote a fortnightly column on Tasmanian Birds in the Weekly Courier, Launceston
- 1903 -
- Career position - Member of the Entomological Society, London
- 1910
- Career position - Handbook of the birds of Tasmania and its dependencies published
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
Book Sections
- Abbott, Dennis, 'Littler, Frank Mervyn (1880-1922), ornithologist, entomologist and accountant' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), p. 124. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100113b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537753. Details
- 'Littler, Frank Mervyn (1880-1922)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-568353. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018
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