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Biographical entry Forster, Johann Reinhold (1729 - 1798)
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- Born
- 22 October 1729
Prussia, Prussia, Germany - Died
- 9 December 1798
Halle, Saxony, Germany - Occupation
- Naturalist
Summary
Johann Reinhold Forster was the scientist on James Cook's second expedition to the Pacific on board the "Resolution" 1772-75. He was the father of J.G.A. Forster.
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Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Johann Georg Adam Forster and Johann Reinhold Forster - Records, 1772 - 1775, MS 51; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Joseph Banks - Records, 1766 - 1820, ML MSS 743; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
Published resources
Book Sections
- Shaw, A G. L., 'Forster, Johann Reinhold (1729-1798), author and naturalist', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 403-404. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010371b.htm. Details
Edited Books
- Hoare, Michael E. (ed.), The 'Resolution' Journal of Johann Reinhold Forster, 1772-1775, 4 vols, Hakluyt Society, London, 1982, 873 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Carolin, R. C., 'J. R. and J. G. A. Forster and Their Collections', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 88, 1963, pp. 108-111. Details
- Hoare, M. E., ''A Strange and Eventful History': the Scientific Correspondents of J. R. Forster (1729-98)', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 2, no. 3, 1972, pp. 7-17. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9720230007.htm. Details
- Iredale, T., 'J. R. and G. Forster, Naturalists', Emu, vol. 37, 1937, pp. 95-99. 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, 'Forster, Johann Reinhold', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-824984. Details
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