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Biographical entry Gould, John (1804 - 1881)

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Born
14 September 1804
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Died
3 February 1881
London, England
Occupation
Ornithologist and Zoologist

Summary

John Gould visited Australia in 1838-40 with his wife, Elizabeth Gould (qv), and on his return to England published fourteen volumes on the birds and mammals of Australia illustrated by both himself and Elizabeth.

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Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • John Gould - Records, 1839 - 1843, ML MSS 547; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • Linnean Society of London - Records, 1792 - 1870, FM 4/2699; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Gregory Macalister Mathews - Records, 1900 - 1949, MS 1465; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
  • John Gould - Records, 1838 - 1884, MS 587; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
  • John Gould - Records, 1838 - 1884, MS 454; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
  • John Gould - Records, 1888 - 1951, MS 1755; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
  • John MacGillivray - Records, 1844 - 1855, mfm G 1881; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
  • Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey - Records, 1857, MS 1217; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Royal Society of Tasmania

  • John Gould - Records, 1838 - 1942, Ms 58/29-37; Royal Society of Tasmania. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

  • John Gould - Records, 1857 - 1877, M725-7; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Western Australia Herbarium

  • John Gould - Records, 1842, 58(044) Gil; Western Australia Herbarium. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Datta, Ann, John Gould in Australia: Letters and Drawings with a Catalogue of Manuscripts, Correspondence and Drawings Relating to the Birds and Mammals of Australia Held in the Natural History Museum, London, Miegunyah Press [MUP], Melbourne, 1997, 516 pp. Details
  • Sauer, Gordon C., John Gould, the Bird Man: a Chronology and Biliography, Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne, 1982. Details
  • Tree, Isabella, The Ruling Passion of John Gould: a Biography of the Bird Man, Barrie and Jenkins, London, 1991, 250 pp. Details

Book Sections

  • Chisholm, A. H., 'Gould, John (1804-1881), zoologist', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 465-467. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010427b.htm. Details
  • Sauer, G.C., 'Forty Years Association with John Gould the Bird Man', in A. Wheeler and J. H. Price (eds), From Linnaeus to Darwin: Commentaries on the History of Biology and Geology: Natural History in the Early Nineteenth Century: Papers from the Fifth Easter Meeting of the Society, 18-31 March, 1983, Society for the History of Natural History, London, 1985, pp. 159-166. Details

Journal Articles

  • Barrett, C., 'The Birdman: a sketch of the life of John Gould.', Whitcombe & Tombs, 1938. Details
  • Cambell, A. G., 'John Gould Amongst Tasmanian Birds', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Cayley, N., 'John Gould as an Illustrator.', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Chisholm, A. H., 'Some Letters from George Grey to John Gould', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Chisholm, A. H., 'John Gilbert. Some Letters to Gould', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Chisholm, A. H., 'John Gould's Australian Prospectus', Emu, vol. 42, 1942, pp. 74-84. Details
  • Dickinson, D. J., 'A Resume of Gould's Major Works', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Hindwood, K. A., 'Mrs. Gould', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Hindwood, K. A., 'John Gould in Australia.', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Hindwood, K. A., 'Some Gouldian Letters', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Hindwood, K. A., 'The Letters of Edwin C. Prince to John Gould in Australia.', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Iredale, T., 'John Gould: the Bird Man.', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Mack, G., 'John Gould's Correspondence with Sir Frederick McCoy', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Olsen, Penny, 'Mr Gilbert's Beautiful Parrakeet', National Library of Australia News. Also available at http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2005/mar05/article1.html. Details
  • Sharpe, R. B., 'Analytical Index to the Works of...J. Gould...with a Biographical Memoir and Portrait', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Stephens, Matthew, 'Patterns of Nature: the Art of John Gould at the National Library', National Library of Australia News, vol. XV, no. 7, 2005, pp. 3-6. Also available at http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2005/apr05/article2.html. Details
  • Whitley, G.P., 'John Gould's Associates', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details
  • Whittell, H. M., 'Gould's Western Australian Birds, with Notes on His Collectors', Emu, vol. 38, 1938. Details

Online Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 27 September 2006