Person
Ashton, Julian Howard (1877 - 1964)
- Born
- 9 August 1877
Islington, England - Died
- 30 April 1964
New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Entomologist and Journalist
Summary
Julian Ashton was a journalist with The Sun (Sydney) and The Argus. He wrote popular entomological articles mainly on cicadas and ants. He was also an avid collector of Cicadidae, travelling through New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia for specimens. His work was on permanent exhibition in the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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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
- Harper, Katherine, 'Ashton, Julian Howard (1877-1964), journalist, critic and artist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp. 113-114. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ashton-julian-howard-5072. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6307270. Details
- 'Ashton, Julian Howard (1877-1964)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463575. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 March 2007
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