Person

Jarvis, Edmund (1869 - 1935)

Born
18 February 1869
Dartmouth, Devonshire, England
Died
17 December 1935
Occupation
Entomologist

Summary

Edmund Jarvis worked for the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations in Queensland as Assistant Entomologist and later Entomologist from 1914-1935. He worked on the biology and control of a wide range of insects in sugarcane.

Details

Born Dartmouth, Devonshire, England, 18 February 1869. Died Brisbane ?, 17 December 1935. Acting Assistant Entomologist, National Museum, Melbourne 1903; Assistant State Entomologist, Department of Agriculture and Stock, Queensland 1908; Acting State Entomologist 1912-13, Acting Entomologist to Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Department of Agriculture and Stock 1914-21, Entomologist to Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations 1921-28, Entomologist in charge of Entomology, Queensland, Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, comprising the stations at Bundaberg, Mackay and Cairns 1928-35.

Published resources

Books

  • Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors (Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1932), 380 pp. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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