Person

Taylor, Frank Henry (1886 - 1945)

Born: 12 July 1886
Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 20 December 1945
Occupation: Entomologist

Summary

Frank Taylor was connected with the University of Sydney. He wrote to the British Museum (Natural History) from Townsville 1927-1929 about a new species of "scrub itch-mite" and its importance as a possible vector of Mossman fever.

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

Journal Articles

'Obituary: F. H. Taylor, FRS, FZS', Australian Journal of Science, 8 (6) (1946), 162-163. Details
Taylor, F. H., 'Medical Entomology in Australia', Health, 12 (1934), 88-91. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55073137. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/284246616. Details
'Taylor, Frank H (18860712-19451220)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-575113. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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