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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000390b.htm person Elsey Joseph Ravenscroft AACR2 14 March 1834 31 December 1857 Place of Birth London, England Place of Death St Kitts, West Indies Surgeon Naturalist Joseph Elsey was employed as surgeon and naturalist to the North Australian Exploring Expedition 1855-1856. While at the depot camp on the Victoria River estuary he studied and collected birds and insects, bred caterpillars, made geological and meteorological observations and cultivated vegetables. Some of his collections proved to be new species. Elsey returned to Moreton Bay by sea at the end of the Expedition, and sailed for London in March 1857. Some of his collections were donated to the British Museum (Natural History). A genus of Australian snapping tortoise was named Elseya in his honour. 1853 1853 Education - MB, Guy's Hospital, London 1855 1855 Education - Qualified at the Royal College of Surgeons, London and the College of Chemistry 1855 1856 Career position - Surgeon and naturalist on the North Australian Exploring Expedition under A. G. Gregory 1857 1857 Life event - Returned to the United Kingdom, then to the West Indies North Australian Exploring Expedition (1855 - 1856)

Surgeon and naturalist 1855 - 1856

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 Elsey, Joseph Ravenscroft (1834-1857)

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 'Elsey, Joseph Ravenscroft', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Elsey, Joseph Ravenscroft Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: J. R. Elsey, Explorer of the Never-Never Chisholm, A. H. J. R. Elsey, Explorer of the Never-Never 1966 Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 52 Journal Article: J. R. Elsey and His Bird Observations on Gregory's Overland Expedition Macdonald, J. D.; and Colston, P. R. J. R. Elsey and His Bird Observations on Gregory's Overland Expedition 1966 Emu 65 4 255-278 Book Section: Elsey, Joseph Ravenscroft (1834-1857), surgeon, explorer and naturalist Chisholm, A. H. Elsey, Joseph Ravenscroft (1834-1857), surgeon, explorer and naturalist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1972 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 4: 1851 - 1890 D-J Douglas Pike 139 Journal Article: J. R. Elsey, Surgeon, Naturalist, Explorer Chisholm, A. H. J. R. Elsey, Surgeon, Naturalist, Explorer 1964 Queensland Naturalist 17 3/4 60-70 Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey - Records MS 1217 1857 Twenty page letter written to J. Gould on Elsey's return to England regarding his trip and bird specimens collected whilst in Australia 1857. 1 item Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey - Records ZC 11-1 1856 Journal 1856, kept at the main camp, Victoria River, by Elsey and J.S. Wilson [ZC 11-1]. 1 item Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey - Records MS 25 1855 - 1857 Diary of the expedition 1855-56 (72 pages); 3 letters to relatives from the Victoria River region 1855-56 (manuscript copies); letter to his cousin, T. Roger Smith 1856 (photostat copy); letter from Herman Merivale 1857 (photostat copy); photograph of Elsey. 0.05 m, 7 items