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Biographical entry Whitelegge, Thomas (1850 - 1927)
- Born
- 7 August 1850
Stockport, Cheshire, England - Died
- 4 August 1927
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Naturalist
Summary
Thomas Whitelegge arrived in Sydney in 1883 and found work as plasterer and in a brewery. He gained a temporary position in the Australian Museum and in 1887 was appointed senior scientific assistant in charge of the lower vertebrates. He resigned in 1908.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Thomas Whitelegge - Records, 1884 - 1911, Uncatalogued MSS set 439; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Lowry, Jim; Baker, Gwen, 'Whitelegge, Thomas (1850-1927)', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, p. 474. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120531b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- McNeil, F. A., 'Thomas Whitelegge, 1850-1927', Records of the Australian Museum, vol. xvii, 1929, pp. 265-277. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Whitelegge, Thomas', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462105. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 8 February 2010
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