Biographical entry Dodd, Frederick Parkhurst (1861 - 1937)

Summary

Frederick Parkhurst Dodd was known as the "Butterfly man of Kuranda". He gave up fourteen years of bank service to devote himself full-time to his hobby of collecting butterflies and beetles. The first five years were spent collecting in Brisbane, followed by five years collecting in Townsville, then Kuranda. He also made several shorter expeditions to places including Darwin and New Guinea. Dodd quickly became a prominent entomologist, acquiring a large insect collection and has many species named after him.

His two daughters Elizabeth Frances (1903-1995) and Katharine Mary (1907-1995) and four sons all followed in his footsteps.

Details

Events

1884

Life event - Moved to Townsville, Queensland

1904

Life event - Moved to Kuranda

1908 - 1909

Career position - Collecting expedition to Darwin

1910 - 1911

Career position - Collecting expedition (six months) to Herberton

1917

Career position - Collecting expedition (five months) to New Guinea

Published resources

Books

• Monteith, Geoff, The Butterfly Man of Kuranda, Frederick Parkhurst Dodd, Queensland Museum, 1992. Details
• Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales., Sydney, 1932, 380 pp. Details

Edited Books

• McKay, Judith (ed.), Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 1997, 80 pp. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Dodd, F P', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-517371. Details