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Biographical entry Hobler, Mabel Theodore (1871 - 1925)
- Born
- 1871
Crescent Lagoon, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 26 August 1925
Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Zoological collector
Summary
Mabel Theodore Hobler was a collector of animals and insects, with a passion for beetles. She developed a love of natural history through her father George Barnard who was a noted naturalist himself. Hobler did all of her collecting in Queensland and helped discover several new species of weevils. Many of her specimens which ranged from weevils to lizards were donated to the South Australian and Queensland Museums. Hobler was a member of the Queensland Naturalists' Club and an author of several articles published in their journal
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Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Edited Books
- McKay, Judith (ed.), Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 1997, 80 pp. Details
Online Resources
- 'Hobler, Mabel Theodore (1871-1925)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1471378. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 25 September 2006, Last modified: 7 February 2011