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Biographical entry Froggatt, Walter Wilson (1858 - 1937)

Born
13 June 1858
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
18 March 1937
Croydon, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Entomologist

Summary

Walter Wilson Froggatt was a geological collector and economic entomologist for the Technological Museum, Sydney 1891-96 and 1896-1927 was an entomologist for the New South Wales and Commonwealth Governments, as well as for various states. He also lectured at the University of Sydney 1911-21.

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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
  • New Guinea Exploration Expedition - Records, June 1885 - November 1885, ML MSS 1090; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • Walter Wilson Froggatt - Records, 1887 - 1888, ML DOC 2222; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Powerhouse Museum

  • Walter Wilson Froggatt - Records, 1890 - 1931, MRS 4, 5, 202, 89; Powerhouse Museum. 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

  • 'Froggatt, Walter Wilson (1858-1937)', in Chisholm, Alec H. (ed.), Australian Encyclopaedia, vol. 4, Grolier, Sydney, 1965, pp. 220-221. Details
  • Hall, Norman, 'Froggatt, Walter Wilson (1858-1937)', in Botanists of the Eucalypts, CSIRO, Melbourne, 1978, p. 57. Details
  • 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

Journal Articles

  • 'Walter Wilson Froggatt, 1858-1937', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 67, 1942, pp. 77-81. Details
  • Froggatt, W.W., 'A Naturalist in Kimberley in 1887', Australian Naturalist, vol. 9, 1934, pp. 69-82. Details
  • Froggatt, Walter W., 'The Curators and Botanists of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney.', Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. xviii, III, 1932, pp. 101-133. Details

Online Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 31 July 2006