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Biographical entry Carter, Herbert James (1858 - 1940)

Born
23 April 1858
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Died
16 April 1940
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Entomologist

Summary

Herbert James Carter, a schoolmaster, was an active collector and entomologist with a particular interest in Coleoptera (beetles and weevils). He was an honorary entomologist to the Australian Museum and published about 60 papers on entomological subjects.

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Born Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, 23 April 1858. Died Sydney, 16 April 1940. Educated University of Cambridge (BA 1881). Arrived Sydney 1882; assistant mathematics master, then senior mathematics master, Sydney Grammar School 1882-1901; principal, Ascham [an enlightened girls' school] 1902-14. Collected and studied Coleoptera. President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1925-26. Joint editor with A W Jose of "The Australian Encyclopaedia" (Sydney, 1925-26).

Archival resources

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

  • Angus & Robertson - Records, 1824 - 1933, ML MSS 314; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • Arthur Wilberforce Jose - Records, 1919 - 1925, A7273; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • Herbert James Carter - Records, 1927 - 1940, ML MSS 1772; 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

  • Franki, G. T., 'Carter, Herbert James (1858-1940)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 7, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1979, pp. 584-585. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070589b.htm. Details
  • Franki, G. T., 'Carter, Herbert James (1858-1940), schoolmaster and entomologist', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), London Mathematical Society, Journal, vol. 7, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1979, pp. 583-584. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Hubert James Carter, 1858-1940', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales Memorial Series No. 9, vol. 68, 1959, pp. 91-94. Details

Online Resources

  • National Library of Australia, 'Carter, Herbert James', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-628301. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010