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Biographical entry Spry, Frank Palmer (1858 - 1922)
- Born
- 18 June 1858
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 8 August 1922
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Entomologist
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Born Melbourne, 18 June 1858. Died Melbourne, 8 August 1922. Stonemason; contractor's foreman, sewerage works round Melbourne; Museum Assistant, National Museum, Melbourne 1904-20, Entomologist 1920-22. Wrote Victorian Butterflies (1893, with E. Anderson). Found many fossils around the Yarra, including Bather's new crinoid and Gregoriura spyri (brittle-star).
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, 'Spry, Frank Palmer', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-556793. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 September 2004
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