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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-05-17 human Helen Cohn updated 2022-05-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006962b.htm person Wild Charles James AACR2 19 March 1853 27 September 1923 Place of Birth Macclesfield, United Kingdom Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Naturalist Natural history collector Bryologist Charles Wild was a joiner by training but was a keen observer of natural history before coming to Queensland in 1883. During his early years he found time to collect natural history specimens, some of which he donated to the Queensland Museum. He found employment with the Museum, initially as an insect collector in 1889. His main collecting areas were in the southeast of Queensland and, between 1890 and 1891, in the region between Cairns and Herberton. Besides insects, Wild collected shells and plants, including bryophytes. The Queensland Museum holds over 800 of his bryophytes, largely from areas which had been poorly collected and which have subsequently been cleared of their native vegetation. Wild remained with the Museum until 1911 and was Acting Director from 1905 to 1910. The moss genus Wildia (family Erpodiaceae) was named in his honour. 1883 1883 Life event - Migrated to Queensland 1888 Career position - Subscribing Member, Royal Society of Queensland 1889 1893 Career position - Insect collector, Queensland Museum 1892 1896? Career position - Member of Council, Natural History Society of Queensland 1893 1901 Career position - Messenger, Queensland Museum 1901 1905 Career position - Entomologist, Queensland Museum 1905 1910 Career position - Acting Director, Queensland Museum Natural History Society of Queensland (1892 - 1896)

Member of Council 1892 - ?1896

 Queensland Museum

Entomologist 1901 - 1905; Acting Director 1905 - 1910; the Museum holds over 800 of his bryological specimens

 'Wild, Charles James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wild, Charles James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Charles James Wild (1853 - 1923), an ardent collector of Queensland bryophytes Franks, Andrew J. Charles James Wild (1853 - 1923), an ardent collector of Queensland bryophytes 2019 Austrobaileya 10 3 383-404 Journal Article: A brief history of bryological exploration in Queensland Franks, Andrew J. A brief history of bryological exploration in Queensland 2020 Queensland naturalist 58 4/6 25-47