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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000099b.htm person Petterd William Frederick AACR2 13 July 1849 15 April 1910 Place of Birth Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia Place of Death Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Mineralogist Conchologist Zoological collector William Petterd published over 50 papers on geology and conchology. He was vice- president of the geology and mineralogy section of the Hobart meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science in 1902. In 1875 he participated in the Chevert Expedition to Papua New Guinea, and continued to collect Coleoptera and Lepidoptera specimens after the conclusion of the Expedition. After his death, Petterd's minerals collection was placed in the hands of the Royal Society of Tasmania. Petterdite, an oxychloride of lead, was named in his honour. 18 May 1875 September 1875 Career position - Zoological Collector, Chevert Expedition 1881 Career position - Member, Royal Society of Tasmania 1902 1902 Career position - Vice President, Section C (Geology and Mineralogy), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Scott, Herbert Hedley (1866 - 1938) Chevert Expedition (1875)

Zoological Collector on the Expedition

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Vice-president, Section C (Geology and Mineralogy) 1902

 Royal Society of Tasmania (1843 - )

Petterd's minerals collection is held by the Society

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 Petterd, William Frederick (1849-1910)

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 'Petterd, William Frederick', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Petterd, William Frederick Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: On the occurrence of limurite in Tasmania Twelvetrees, W.H.; and Petterd, W.F. On the occurrence of limurite in Tasmania Hobart Royal Society of Tasmania 1897 Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1-6 Journal Article: Classified list of the mineral species, known to occur in Tasmania Petterd, W.F. Classified list of the mineral species, known to occur in Tasmania Hobart Royal Society of Tasmania 1896 Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 23-28 Journal Article: Notes on a mineral substance new to Tasmania Petterd, W.F. Notes on a mineral substance new to Tasmania Hobart Royal Society of Tasmania 1895 Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania xx-xxi Journal Article: Notes on some recently discovered and other minerals occurring in Tasmania Petterd, W.F. Notes on some recently discovered and other minerals occurring in Tasmania Hobart Royal Society of Tasmania 1897 Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 62-68 Journal Article: A catologue of the minerals known to occur on Tasmania, with notes on their distribution Petterd, W.F. A catologue of the minerals known to occur on Tasmania, with notes on their distribution Adelaide Philosophical Society of Adelaide 1893 Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide, South Australia 1-72 Book Section: Petterd, William Frederick (1849-1910), scientist and boot importer Petterd, William Frederick (1849-1910), scientist and boot importer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1974 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q Douglas Pike 441-442 Book: Catalogue of the minerals of Tasmania Petterd, W. F. Catalogue of the minerals of Tasmania Hobart Government Printer 1910 Book: A monograph of the land shells of Tasmania Petterd, W. F. A monograph of the land shells of Tasmania Launceston, Tas Launceston Examiner 1897 Resource Section: William Frederick Petterd (1849 - 1910) and Tasmanian mineralogy Bacon, Carol William Frederick Petterd (1849 - 1910) and Tasmanian mineralogy 2021 IUGS E-bulletin 175 4 Resource: Shellers from the past and the present Rice, Tom Shellers from the past and the present Mactan Island, Philippines Conchology Inc. 2023 Journal Article: The mineralogical collections of the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart and the West Coast Pioneers' Memorial Museum, Zeehan Kemp, Neal R.; and Bottrill, Ralph S. The mineralogical collections of the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart and the West Coast Pioneers' Memorial Museum, Zeehan 2000 Australian Journal of Mineralogy 6 2 75-82