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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2025-12-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000938b.htm person Chapman Frederick AACR2 13 February 1864 10 December 1943 Place of Birth Camden Town, London, England Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Palaeontologist Frederick Chapman was Palaeontologist to the National Museum, Melbourne from 1902-1927 and served as the first Commonwealth Palaeontologist 1927-1935. He trained as a teacher of geology and physiography at the Royal College of Science, London and was Assistant to Professor J.W. Judd in the geology department of the College from 1881. His research interest was in Foraminifera and he became a world leader in this field. His books included The Foraminifera: an introduction to the study of the Protozoa (1902) and Australasian fossils (1914). On being appointed Palaeontologist of the National Museum of Victoria in 1902 Chapman had the task of amalgamating and arranging the collections of fossils from the Geological Survey of Victoria and the University of Melbourne. As the first Commonwealth Palaeontologist his work involved the examination of fossils from bore material submitted in the search for oil. Chapman took a leading role in scientific organisations in Victoria, serving terms as President several societies and Honorary curator of the Maranoa Gardens in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn. 1892 1943 Award - Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society, London 1896 1943 Career position - Associate, Linnean Society, London 1899 1899 Award - Lyell Prize for research, Geological Society, London 1902 1927 Career position - Palaeontologist, National Museum of Victoria 1919 1920 Career position - President, Microscopical Society of Victoria 1919 1920 Career position - President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 1920 Career position - Member, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1920 Career position - Honorary Palaeontologist, Geological Survey of Victoria 1920 1920 Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne 1920 1932 Career position - Lecturer on palaeontology (part-time), University of Melbourne 1922 1922 Career event - Elected Member (Geology), Australian National Research Council 1926 1943 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of South Australia 1927 1935 Career position - First Commonwealth Palaeontologist 1929 1930 Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria 1930 1930 Award - Lyell Medal, Geological Society of London 1932 1932 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1932 1943 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of New Zealand 1933 1943 Award - Corresponding Member, Paleontological Society, U.S.A. 1936 Career position - Honorary Palaeontologist, National Museum of Victoria 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1941 1941 Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalist Club of Victoria Chapman, Wilfrid Dinsey (1891 - 1955) National Museum of Victoria (1858 - 1983)

Palaeontologist 1902 - 1927; Honorary Palaeontologist 1936 - ?

 Microscopical Society of Victoria (1873 - 1954)

President 1919 - 1920

 Geological Survey of Victoria (1852 - )

Honorary Palaeontologist 1920 - ?

 The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Inc (1880 - )

President 1919 - 1920

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Member (Geology) 1922 -

 Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1940 - )

Awarded the Medallion 1941

 Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1932

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1929 - 1930

 David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )

Awarded the Prize 1920

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1937 -

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 Chapman, Frederick (1864-1943)

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 'Chapman, Frederick', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Chapman, Frederick Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Chapman, Frederick (1864-1943), palaeontologist Crespin, Irene Chapman, Frederick (1864-1943), palaeontologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 612 Journal Article: Obituary: Frederick Chapman Obituary: Frederick Chapman 1944 Australian Journal of Science 6 4 122 Book: Foramifera Chapman, Frederick; and Parr, Walter James Foramifera Sydney Government Printer 1937 Book: Ostracoda Chapman, Frederick Ostracoda Sydney Government Printer 1919 Book Section: Learning and Teaching Science: Women Making Careers 1890-1920 Kelly, Farley Learning and Teaching Science: Women Making Careers 1890-1920 Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 35-75 Chapman, Frederick Portrait Chapman, Frederick Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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