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Biographical entry King, Robert Lethbridge (1823 - 1897)
- Born
- February 1823
at sea en route to England - Died
- 24 July 1897
Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Entomologist
Summary
Robert Lethbridge King, a son of P.P. King (qv) and a minister of religion, was the incumbent of St John's Church, Parramatta. He was a member of the Australian Museum Committee 1848-53 and an Elective Trustee 1853- 58.
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Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- King Family - Records, 1843 - 1897, ML MSS 673; 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
Book Sections
- Cable, K. J., 'King, Robert Lethbridge (1823-1897)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 30-31. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050036b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'King, R L', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-610071. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 August 2006
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