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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001057b.htm person Fletcher Joseph James AACR2 1850 15 May 1926 Place of Birth Auckland, New Zealand Place of Death Hunter's Hill, New South Wales, Australia Zoologist Botanist Science administrator Joseph Fletcher was one of the leading scientists in New South Wales for over 40 years until his death in 1926. Joining the Linnean Society of New South Wales in 1881, he served as Secretary and Director for more than 30 years, Editor of the Society's Proceedings, and President from 1919 to 1921. Fletcher was also a zoologist and botanist who was one of the first of study the embryology of marsupials and was considered an expert on amphibians. He also studied earthworms, land planarians (flatworms) and peripatus (velvet worms). Many of his papers in the Proceedings reported his studies on these animals. Later research was on Acacia, Grevillea and mistletoes (Loranthaceae). He encouraged his fellow scientists to assemble records and specimens of reptiles and amphibians. His own collections were presented in 1923 to the Australian Museum, of which he was a Trustee. Fletcher was executor of the estate of William J. Macleay who made a substantial bequest to the Society: as executor Fletcher instrumental in establishing the Linnean Macleay Fellowships to support research in natural history, biology or geology at the University of Sydney. 1861 1861 Life event - Moved to Australia with his family 1870 1870 Education - BA, University of Sydney 1871 1876 Career position - Teacher, Wesley College, Melbourne 1876 1876 Education - MA, University of Sydney 1879 1879 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University College, London 1881 1881 Life event - Returned to Australia 1881 1885 Career position - Teacher, Newington College, Sydney 1881 1926 Career position - Member, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1886 1893 Career position - Secretary, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1886 1919 Career position - Editor, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1893 1919 Career position - Director, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1900 1900 Career position - President, Section B (Biology), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1902 1902 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus apiculata R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. Fletcher was joint collector of syntype 1919 1921 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1921 1921 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1921 1924 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Zoology), Australian National Research Council Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

Secretary and Director 1886 - 1919; President 1919 - 1921; Editor, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1886 - 1919

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

Foundation Member (Zoology) 1921 - 1924

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

Original [founding] member 1888 - ; President, Section B (Biology) 1900.

 Australian Museum (1827 - )

Fletcher donated his collections 1923

 Linnean Macleay Fellowship (1905 - )

Fletcher was instrumental in establishing the Fellowship

 Macleay, William John (1820 - 1891)

Fletcher was Macleay's executor

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

Awarded the Medal 1921

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 Fletcher, Joseph James (1850-1926)

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 'Fletcher, Joseph James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Fletcher, Joseph James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Fletcher, Joseph James (1850?-1926), biologist and editor Walsh, G. P. Fletcher, Joseph James (1850?-1926), biologist and editor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1981 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 525-526 Journal Article: Notes on Australian land-planarians, with descriptions of new species Fletcher, J. J. and Hamilton, A. G. Notes on Australian land-planarians, with descriptions of new species 1887 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, series 2 2 2 349-74 Journal Article: Notes on Australian earthworms, I Fletcher, J. J. Notes on Australian earthworms, I 1886 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, series 2 1 2 523-74 Journal Article: On the dates of publication of the early volumes of the Society's Proceedings Fletcher, J. J. On the dates of publication of the early volumes of the Society's <span style="font-style:italic">Proceedings</span> 1896 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, series 2 10 4 533-6 Journal Article: Catalogue of papers and works relating to the mammalian orders, Marsupialia and Monotremata Fletcher, J. J. Catalogue of papers and works relating to the mammalian orders, Marsupialia and Monotremata 1884 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 9 2 809-63 Journal Article: Presidential address: the Society's heritage from the Macleays Fletcher, J.J. Presidential address: the Society's heritage from the Macleays 1920 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 45 4 567-635 Journal Article: The Society's heritage from the Macleays, part ii Fletcher, J. J.; edited by A. B. Walkom The Society's heritage from the Macleays, part ii 1929 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales liv 3 185-272 Edited Book: The Macleay Memorial Volume Fletcher, J. J. The Macleay Memorial Volume Sydney Linnean Society of New South Wales 1893 Journal Article: On the Rise and Early Progress of our Knowledge of the Australian Fauna Fletcher, J.J. On the Rise and Early Progress of our Knowledge of the Australian Fauna Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1901 Report of the eighth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 8 69-104 Journal Article: Presidential address Woolnough, W. G. Presidential address 1927 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 61 1-53 Journal Article: List of papers by the late J. J. Fletcher Anon List of papers by the late J. J. Fletcher 1929 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 54 5 686-7 Journal Article: Joseph James Fletcher W. S. B. [ie Spencer, Walter Baldwin] Joseph James Fletcher 1927 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 52 xxxiii-xliii Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Book: Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Hall, Norman Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Melbourne CSIRO 1978

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 Australian Botanists - Biographies Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Australian Botanists - Biographies MS 064 Hunt Institute Biographies. Short biographies, averaging 2 pages, of Australian botanists, botanical collectors or artists. 0.24 m, 3 boxes J. D. Cox - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales J. D. Cox - Records B1174 1898 - 1906 Letters to J.D. Cox on zoological subjects 1898-1906, illustrated with photographs. Includes correspondence with A. G. Hamilton and J. J. Fletcher. 55 pages Baldwin Spencer - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Baldwin Spencer - Records ML MSS 29 1880 - 1929 Includes manuscripts by Spencer, 1901-1913; correspondence, 1880-1926 including letters from Edgeworth David, H. Deane, J. J. Fletcher, C. French, W. A. Haswell, C. Hedley, G. C. Henderson, J. P. Hill, G. B. Howes, E. Jenks, J. A. Kershaw, A. Liversidge, A. H. S. Lucas, A. T. Magarey, A. J. North, T. Steel, E. C. Stirling, E. R. Waite, J. A. Watt, J. T. Wilson and C. Winnecke; miscellaneous papers, 1889-1929 consisting chiefly of tributes to Spencer on his retirement, and on his death, with a list of medical and scientific papers by E. C. Stirling. The collection also includes pictorial material. 10 volumes, 1 box, 1 folder Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records ML MSS 2009 1826 - 1970 Includes: Minute books, 1862-1952; correspondence, 1882-1965 including letter books, 1882-1927; Chronological file, 1882-1967; Numbered files and unnumbered files; miscellanea, 1884-1964; financial papers, 1883-1970; library material, 1882-1959; newspaper cuttings, 1867-1970; various individual collections donated to the Society include papers of G. Bennett, 1866; H. H. B. Bradley, 1865-1877; J. W. Brazier, 1860-1867, 1922; S. Covington, 1831-1836, 1839; R. D. Fitzgerald, 1878-1883; J. J. Fletcher, 1887-1891, 1929; Sir William Flower, 1866; A. G. Hamilton, 1878-1941; A. Macleay, 1835+; Sir William Macleay, 1874-1888; W. S. Macleay, 1826-1862; T. G. Sloane, 1920-1932; Baron Von Mueller, 1884-1894, and W. Wools, 1880-1881. 56 volumes, 50 boxes, 1 folder, 1 case Adolph Basser Library Pictorial Collection Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Adolph Basser Library Pictorial Collection MS 056 Collection of portrait photographs. Subjects include Frederick McCoy, William Macleay, Joseph Fletcher, Charles Darwin and William Harvey. 0.42 m, 3 boxes Photographs