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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-06-27 human Helen Cohn updated 2024-08-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007410b.htm person Leadbeater John AACR2 1831 7 August 1888 Place of Birth United Kingdom Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Taxidermist John Leadbeater was a taxidermist employed at the National Museum of Victoria from 1858 to 1888. He was a descendent of a family of taxidermists from London. Having arrived in Melbourne in 1852, he established a short-lived business in selling natural history specimens. After joining the Museum his expertise with mammals and birds became apparent. His careful and painstaking work won acknowledgement from the Museum's Director, Frederick McCoy. Specimens on which Leadbeater worked, exhibited in Melbourne's 1868 Intercolonial Exhibition, earned particular praise. Among Leadbeater's responsibilities was to handle all material acquired from overseas. Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is a critically endangered endemic marsupial from Victoria's high country. 1858 1888 Career position - Taxidermist, National Museum of Victoria National Museum of Victoria (1858 - 1983)

Taxidermist 1858 - 1888

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