Biographical entry Haacke, J.W.
- Born
- Germany
- Occupation
- Zoologist
Summary
J. W. Haacke was the chief scientist on the New Guinea Exploration Expedition 1885. He worked at the South Australian Museum as curator in 1882 and was director 1883-4. Later he was director of the Zoological Gardens Frankfurt, Germany.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- New Guinea Exploration Expedition - Records, June 1885 - November 1885, ML MSS 1090; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Muller, Gerhard H., 'Johann Wilhelm Haacke (1855-1912) - Biologe, Verebungsforscher und kritiker Weissmanns', Freiburger Universitatsblatter, vol. 87/88, 1985, pp. 167-174. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Haacke, J W', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-486442. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 20 December 2006
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