Person

Moorhouse, Frank William (1895 - 1967)

Born
1895
Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died
7 August 1967
Occupation
Marine biologist

Summary

Frank Moorhouse was a marine biologist who studied for his for his BSc while teaching at Cairns High School. He joined the Great Barrier Reef Expedition in 1928 as the representative of the University of Queensland. Several of his papers were published in the Scientific reports of the Expedition. In the early 1930's Moorhouse worked for the Great Barrier Reef Committee and the Queensland Government investigating the commercial potential of sponges, beche de mer and Trochus shells. His attempts to create his own business in this area was brought to a halt by a cyclone. During this period he made notable films of the Reef and the people living there. Between 1936 and 1959 Moorhouse was Chief Inspector of the South Australian Fisheries and Game Department.

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Chronology

1928 - 1929
Career position - University of Queensland representative, Great Barrier Reef Expedition
1930 - 1931
Career event - Conducted research on Murray Island for Great Barrier Reef Committee and Queensland Government
1931 - 1935
Career event - Established sponge farming business on Low Isles
1936 - 1959
Career position - Chief Inspector, South Australian Fisheries and Game Department
1959
Life event - Retired

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Newspaper Articles

  • 'Brilliant Queensland scientist accepts high post in S.A.', The Telegraph (Brisbane) (1936). Details

See also

Helen Cohn

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