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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-01-25 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-05-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006858b.htm person Simmonds John Howard AACR2 15 July 1862 11 June 1955 Place of Birth Carlton, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Naturalist Stonemason John Simmonds, a stonemason by trade, made considerable contributions to the natural history of Queensland as a collector of fossils and particularly botanical specimens. Many of his collections were made in association with his wife Rose (née Culpin 1877 - 1960) and sometimes their elder son, also John Howard. Simmonds snr was a foundation member of the Royal Society of Queensland (RSQ) and, although his membership lapsed between 1903 and 1923, he was elected an Honorary Life member in 1931. He was also an original member of the Field Naturalists Section of the RSQ. These activities brought him into close association with some of Queensland's leading scientists and naturalists, including Frederick M. Bailey and Henry Tryon. On his death, Simmonds was remembered as a generous donor of specimens to the Society. Many of his botanical specimens are now in the Queensland Herbarium. His personal fossil collection was donated to the University of Queensland Department of Geology and subsequently transferred to the Queensland Museum. 1880 1880 Career event - Apprenticed to J. Simmonds, Stonemason 1884 1903 Career position - Member, Royal Society of Queensland 1886 1894 Career position - Member, Field Naturalists' Section, Royal Society of Queensland 1889 1920 Career position - Owner, J. Simmonds, Stonemason 1920 1920 Life event - Retired 1923 1931 Career position - Member, Royal Society of Queensland 1931 1955 Award - Honorary Life Member, Royal Society of Queensland Simmonds, John Howard (1901 - 1992)

The two Johns were father and son

 Queensland Herbarium (1855 - )

The Herbarium holds many of Simmonds's plant specimens

 Queensland Museum

Simmonds's fossil specimens are held by the Museum

 Royal Society of Queensland (1884 - )

Foundation Member 1884; Honorary Life Member 1931 - 1955

 'Simmonds, John Howard', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Simmonds, John Howard Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Report: The work of the Division of Economic Botany for the year 1928-29 Dickson, B.T. The work of the Division of Economic Botany for the year 1928-29 Melbourne Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia) 1929 Journal Article: A family's contribution to Queensland botany: John Howard Simmonds [Snr] (1862 - 1955), Rose Simmonds (née Culpin) (1877 - 1960) and John Howard Simmonds [Jnr] (1901 - 1992) Dowe, John Leslie A family's contribution to Queensland botany: John Howard Simmonds [Snr] (1862 - 1955), Rose Simmonds (née Culpin) (1877 - 1960) and John Howard Simmonds [Jnr] (1901 - 1992) 2017 Austrobaileya 10 1 168-83