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Biographical entry Ogilby, James Douglas (1853 - 1925)
- Born
- 16 February 1853
Belfast, Ireland - Died
- 11 August 1925
Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Icthyologist and Taxonomist
Summary
James Douglas Ogilby was appointed to the Australian Museum in 1885 but was dismissed in 1890 due to his 'extreme and undiscriminating affinity for alcohol'. Following his dismissal for being drunk on the job, he undertook research there on a contract basis then worked for the Queensland Museum under various arrangements from 1901 to 1904 and 1913 to 1920. He was also honorary museum curator of the Amateur Fishermen's Association of Queensland for some years. When Ogilby died they set up and named the "J Douglas Ogilby Cottage" on Bribie Island in his memory. Ogilby was educated in Ireland and worked for the British Museum and in the USA before coming to Australia.
Details
Events
- 1871 - 1872
- Education - Educated at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland
- 1885 - 1890
- Career position - Scientific Assistant (zoology) at the Australian Museum
- 1887 -
- Award - Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
- 1892
- Career position - Catalogue of Australian Mammals published
- 1893
- Career position - Edible Fishes and Crustaceans of New South Wales published
Archival resources
John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland
- James Douglas Ogilby - Records, 1853 - 1884, OM84-30; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
Queensland Museum Archives
- James Douglas Ogilby - Records, 1901 - 1925, 18/403; Queensland Museum Archives. Details
Published resources
Books
- Mather, Patricia, A Time for a Museum: a History of the Queensland Museum, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 1986, 365 pp. See pages 49-50, 54-56 and 162. Details
Book Sections
- Walsh, G. P., 'Ogilby, James Douglas (1853-1925), Ichtyologist', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, p. 68. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110074b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Douglas-Ogilby, J', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-915238. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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