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Biographical entry Ashton, Julian Howard (1877 - 1964)
- Born
- 9 August 1877
Islington, England - Died
- 30 April 1964
New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Entomologist and Journalist
Summary
Julian Ashton was a journalist with The Sun (Sydney) and The Argus. He wrote popular entomological articles mainly on cicadas and ants. He was also an avid collector of Cicadidae, travelling through New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia for specimens. His work was on permanent exhibition in the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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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
- Harper, Katherine, 'Ashton, Julian Howard (1877-1964)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 7, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1979, pp. 113-114. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070117b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Ashton, Julian Howard', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463575. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 March 2007
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