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Biographical entry Considen, Dennis (? - 1815)
- Born
- Ireland
- Died
- 29 December 1815
- Occupation
- Natural history collector and Surgeon
Summary
Dennis Considen was Surgeon on board the "Scarborough" of the First Fleet to New South Wales and collected plants for Joseph Banks.
Archival resources
Powerhouse Museum
- Joseph Banks - Records, 1766 - 1820, ML MSS 2144; Powerhouse Museum. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gilbert, L. A., 'Considen, Dennis (-1815)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 242-243. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010230b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- MacPherson, J., 'Denis Considen, Assistant Surgeon of the First Fleet', Medical Journal of Australia, no. 2, 1927, pp. 770-773. Details
- Maiden, J.H., 'Records of Australian Botanists - (a) General, (b) New South Wales', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. xlii, 1908, pp. 60-132. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Considen, Dennis', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462110. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 July 2006
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