Person

Simson, Augustus (1836 - 1918)

Born: 1836
London, England
Died: 21 May 1918
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Entomologist and Naturalist

Summary

Augustus Simson was a stock and share broker with a special interest in mining enterprises. He amassed extensive collections of insects shells and plants, and was a member of the advisory committee to develop a museum in Launceston.

Details

Chronology

1888: Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

Related Corporate Bodies

Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)
Original [founding] member 1888 -

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

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

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

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2871726. Details
'Simson, Augustus (-1918)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-513390. Details

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