Person
Mosse-Robinson, Leslie Herbert (1886 - 1954)
- Born
- 1886
England - Died
- 1954
Narara, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Lepidopterist and Naval officer
Summary
Leslie Mosse-Robinson, naval officer and citrus farmer, was a prolific collector of Lepidoptera in the central coast region of New South Wales for over 40 years. He was active in local entomological circles, being a founder and President of the Entomological Society of New South Wales. After his death, and at his wish, his collection of more than 50,000 specimens of about 10,000 species of butterflies was donated to the Australian National Insect Collection in 1956.
Details
Chronology
- 1913 - 1921
- Career position - Served with Royal Australian Navy
- 1921 - 1950
- Career position - Citrus farmer, Narara, New South Wales
- 1947 - 1952
- Career position - President, Australian Branch, (British) Amateur Entomologists' Society
- 1952 - 1955
- Career position - President, Entomological Society of New South Wales
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Mosse-Robinson, Leslie Herbert (1886-19541231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1715791. Details
See also
- Upton, M. S., A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 (Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 1997), 386 pp. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 5 December 2017, Last modified: 3 July 2018