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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-08-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001934b.htm person Skuse Frederick Arthur Askew AACR2 c. 1866 10 June 1896 Place of Birth Poplar, Middlesex, England Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Entomologist Zoologist Frederick Skuse studied at the British Museum of Natural History and migrated to Australia in search of work. After a stint lecturing at the Sydney School of the Arts, he eventually found work at the Australian Museum. There he was employed for three years on the Australian Diptera (flies) collection and in 1890 was promoted to Scientific Assistant in the Entomological Department. He published extensively in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales and in the Records of the Australian Museum c. 1887 c. 1887 Life event - Migrated to Australia (Sydney) 1888 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1888 1890 Career position - Collected insects throughout New South Wales c. 1889 c. 1889 Career position - Lecturer at the Sydney School of the Arts 1890 1896 Career position - Scientific Assistant in the Entomological Department of the Australian Museum in Sydney Macleay, William John (1820 - 1891)

Macleay employed Skuse to describe the diptera of Australia.

 Australian Museum (1827 - )

Scientific Assistant in the Entomological Department 1890 - 1896; Collector of insects 1888 - 1890.

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

Original [founding] member 1888 -

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 Skuse, Frederick A. Askew (1863-18960610)

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 'Skuse, Frederick Arthur Askew', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Skuse, Frederick Arthur Askew Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors Musgrave, A. Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors Sydney Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1932