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Biographical entry Gibbons, Charles (1841 - 1927)
- Born
- 20 March 1841
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 13 October 1927
- Occupation
- Entomologist
Summary
Charles Gibbons became interested in entomology at age 65 after watching a fruit-fly-infested peach tree. He subsequently did much collecting of bees and wasps in the Roseville and Hornsby areas, New South Wales, particularly the "Asilidae".
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Charles Gibbons - Records, 1920 - 1927; 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
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Gibbons Charles', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476597. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 September 2004
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