Person
Wilson, Francis Erasmus (1888 - 1960)
- Born
- 25 November 1888
Beechworth, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 30 July 1960
- Occupation
- Entomologist and Analytical chemist
Summary
Francis Wilson was an analytical chemist and later manager of the manufacturing department of Moran and Cato for 47 years (c.1906-1953). He was also an avid collector of insects and made several collection field trips to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. His collection is held by the National Museum of Victoria. Wilson was President of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1929 - 1930, and President of the Entomological Society of Victoria for three terms. He was educated Wesley College.
Details
Chronology
- 1906? - 1953
- Career position - Analytical Chemist and Manager, manufacturing division, Moran and Cato
- 1924
- Career position - Vice-President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
- 1927 - 1928
- Career position - President, Entomological Society of Victoria
- 1929 - 1930
- Career position - President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
- 1934 - 1935
- Career position - President, Entomological Society of Victoria
- 1936 - 1937
- Career position - President, Entomological Society of Victoria
Related entries
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
- Burns, A. A., 'Obituary: Francis Erasmus Wilson', The Victorian naturalist, 77 (11) (1961), 317-8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40916109. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55074173. Details
- 'Wilson, Francis Erasmus (18881125-19600730)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477203. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 25 October 2022
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