Biographical entry Howitt, Godfrey (1800 - 1873)

Summary

Godfrey Howitt migrated to Melbourne with his family in 1840, became associated with the Melbourne Hospital and served on the Council of the University of Melbourne. He was a widely respected botanist and entomologist.

Related entries

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Private hands (Walker, M.H.)

• Godfrey Howitt - Records, 1800 - 1873; Private hands (Walker, M.H.). Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Walker, Mary Hoitt, 'Howitt, Godfrey (1800-1873), physician and natural scientist', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 4, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1972, pp. 435-436. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040609b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Howitt, Godfrey', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462144. Details

See also

• Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000057. Details