Person

Lower, Oswald Bertram (1863 - 1925)

Born
1863
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
18 March 1925
Wayville, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Chemist, Naturalist and Entomologist

Summary

Oswald Lower was a pharmaceutical chemist who had a deep interest in entomology, especially butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). He authored numerous works on the subject and his Lepidoptera collection is housed at the South Australian Museum.

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

See also

  • Carter, H. J., 'Presidential address', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 51 (1927), i-xxix. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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