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Biographical entry Froggatt, John Lewis (1891 - )
- Born
- 1 February 1891
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Entomologist
Summary
John Lewis Froggatt was the chief entomologist for the Mandated territory of New Guinea from 1929. Prior to this he was in charge of the sheep blow-fly research station in New South Wales and worked for the Queensland Government in their agriculture department.
Details
Events
- 1913
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1913 - 1916
- Career position - Temporary Officer on the Blow-fly Commission for the New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1920 - 1929
- Career position - Entomologist with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1929 -
- Career position - Entomologist for the Mandated Territory of New Guinea
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Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Walter Wilson Froggatt - Records, 1890 - 1930, A7150; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Books
- Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales., Sydney, 1932, 380 pp. Details
Book Sections
- McDonald, D. I., 'Froggatt, Walter Wilson (1858-1937)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 591-592. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080608b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Froggatt, John Lewis', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474233. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 31 May 2005
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