Person

Spalding, Edward

Occupation: Entomologist and Taxidermist

Summary

Edward Spalding collected insects in northern Queensland during several expeditions there in the late 1800s. He was later employed as a taxidermist at the Queensland Museum. In 1875 he was zoological collector on the Chevert Expedition.

Details

Chronology

1867: Career position - Collected insects for Dr Ramsay at Rockingham Bay in Queensland (one month)
1874: Career position - Collecting expedition to the Endeavour River in north Queensland for Sir W. Macleay (six months)
1875: Career position - Collecting expedition to Townsville and other parts of northern Queensland (three months)
18 May 1875 - September 1875: Career position - Entomologist, ChevertExpedition
1880 - 1894: Career position - Taxidermist at the Queensland Museum

Related Corporate Bodies

Queensland Museum
Taxidermist 1880 - 1894

Related Events

Chevert Expedition (1875)
Entomologist for the Expedition

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

'Spalding, Edward', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473233. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 5 November 2019

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