Person
Barnard, Wilfred Bourne (1870 - 1940)
- Born
- 1870
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 1940
- Occupation
- Entomologist and Grazier
Summary
Wilfred Barnard was a grazier and keen entomological collector. He devoted much time to the large wood-boring moths of the genus Xyleutes.
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Born Rockhampton, Queensland, October 1870. Grazier in Queensland and New South Wales. Seriously interested in entomology from 1920; formed a large collection of Lepidoptera.
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
- Ingram, Glen, 'Barnard, Henry Greensill (Harry) (1869-1966), zoologist, naturalist and grazier' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 114-116. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barnard-henry-greensill-harry-9435. Details
Reports
- Tillyard, R.J., The work of the Division of Economic Entomology for the year 1928-29 (Melbourne: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia), 1929), 19 pp. https://doi.org/10.25919/2k6y-h875. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539126. Details
- 'Barnard, Wilfred Bourne (1870-1940)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464468. Details
See also
- Upton, M. S., A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 (Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 1997), 386 pp. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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