Person

Wild, Charles James (1853 - 1923)

Born
19 March 1853
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
Died
27 September 1923
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Bryologist, Natural history collector and Naturalist

Summary

Charles Wild was a joiner by training but was a keen observer of natural history before coming to Queensland in 1883. During his early years he found time to collect natural history specimens, some of which he donated to the Queensland Museum. He found employment with the Museum, initially as an insect collector in 1889. His main collecting areas were in the southeast of Queensland and, between 1890 and 1891, in the region between Cairns and Herberton. Besides insects, Wild collected shells and plants, including bryophytes. The Queensland Museum holds over 800 of his bryophytes, largely from areas which had been poorly collected and which have subsequently been cleared of their native vegetation. Wild remained with the Museum until 1911 and was Acting Director from 1905 to 1910. The moss genus Wildia (family Erpodiaceae) was named in his honour.

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Chronology

1883
Life event - Migrated to Queensland
1888 -
Career position - Subscribing Member, Royal Society of Queensland
1889 - 1893
Career position - Insect collector, Queensland Museum
1892 - 1896?
Career position - Member of Council, Natural History Society of Queensland
1893 - 1901
Career position - Messenger, Queensland Museum
1901 - 1905
Career position - Entomologist, Queensland Museum
1905 - 1910
Career position - Acting Director, Queensland Museum

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Journal Articles

  • Franks, Andrew J., 'Charles James Wild (1853 - 1923), an ardent collector of Queensland bryophytes', Austrobaileya, 10 (3) (2019), 383-404. Details

See also

  • Franks, Andrew J., 'A brief history of bryological exploration in Queensland', Queensland naturalist, 58 (4/6) (2020), 25-47. Details

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