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Biographical entry Scott, Herbert Hedley (1866 - 1938)
- Born
- 15 August 1866
London, England - Died
- 1 March 1938
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Museum curator and Naturalist
Summary
Herbert Hedley Scott was curator of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, from 1897. He conducted research in palaeontology and was a leader of the local natural history societies and clubs.
Archival resources
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Community History Collection
- Herbert Hedley Scott - Records, 1897 - 1938; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Community History Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Plomley, N. J. B., 'Scott, Herbert Hedley (1866-1938), Museum Curator', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, p. 546. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110561b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Scott, H H', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-628568. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 August 2006
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