Biographical entry Masters, George (1837 - 1912)
- Born
- July 1837
Maidstone, Kent, England - Died
- 23 June 1912
Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Entomologist
Summary
George Masters was Assistant Curator of the Australian Museum 1864-74, and Curator of the Macleay collection, Sydney 1874-1912.
Archival resources
The Linnean Society of New South Wales
- George Masters - Records, 1874 - 1912; The Linnean Society 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
- Whitley, G. P., 'Masters, George (1837-1912), entomologist', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 223-224. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050253b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Whitley, G. P., 'George Masters, Naturalist [includes bibliography]', Australian Zoologist, vol. 16, no. 2, 1971, pp. 25-32. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Masters, George', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617198. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 August 2006
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