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Biographical entry Boyd, John Archibald (1846 - 1926)
- Born
- 2 February 1846
Weymouth, Dorset, England - Died
- 29 March 1926
- Occupation
- Natural history collector
Summary
John Archibald Boyd collected specimens for the Australian Museum and William Macleay. He lived in Fiji 1865-82 and then on a sugar plantation at Ingham, Queensland.
Details
Born Weymouth, Dorset, England, 2 February 1846. Died 29 March 1926. Arrived Sydney 1857; educated Sydney Grammar School; lived in Fiji 1865-82; sugar plantation, Ingham, Queensland from 1882.
Archival resources
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney
- John Archibald Boyd - Records, 1870 - 1891; Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. Details
Published resources
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Boyd John Archibald', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476955. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 September 2004
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