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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-04-15 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-07-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007667b.htm person De Baar Murdoch AACR2 25 May 1945 6 January 2011 Place of Birth Eindhoven, Netherlands Place of Death Queensland, Australia Entomologist Forest entomologist Murdoch de Baar was widely noted for his depth of knowledge of insects, including habitat, ecology, and how to rear them. Interested in insects from childhood (he brought a collection to Australia when the family migrated in 1952), he used every opportunity to collect and study them. Of particular interest were butterflies and scarab beetles, and insects that bred on mistletoes and lived in mangroves. De Baar joined the Queensland Department of Forestry in 1965 and was stationed in many parts of the state. Much of his work related to forest pests and forest insects. For the second half of his time with the Department (later the Queensland Forest Service) he was curator of its insect collection. During his career he wrote, or contributed to, over 90 publications, including departmental reports and a taxonomic review of the butterfly genus Elodina. De Baar was involved in a range of entomological activities, including as a committee member on the recovery teams for the Australian Fritillary Butterfly and the Bull Oak Jewel Butterfly, and a member of the council of the Entomological Society of Queensland. His personal collection was donated to the Queensland Museum by his widow Glenda in 2013. 1952 1952 Life event - Migrated to Australia with his parents 1965 1965 Career event - Trainee, Queensland Department of Forestry 2006 2006 Life event - Retired Knight, Arthur Ian (Ian) (1930 - 2021) Queensland Museum

De Baar's insect collection was donated to the Museum by his widow Glenda in 2013

 Queensland Forest Service, State of Queensland (1989 - )

Retired as forest entomologist and curator of the Service's insect collection 2006

 'De Baar, Murdoch', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology De Baar, Murdoch Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Zelotypia stacyi Scott (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae): a conservation perspective De Baar, Murdoch and Hockey, Michael <span style="font-style:italic">Zelotypia stacyi</span> Scott (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae): a conservation perspective 2009 Australian entomologist 36 2 85-9 Journal Article: Butterflies from an area between the Bunya Mountains and Archookoora State Forest, Queensland De Baar, Murdoch Butterflies from an area between the Bunya Mountains and Archookoora State Forest, Queensland 1977 Australian entomological magazine 3 6 115-9 Journal Article: The Australian species of .Elodina C. & R. Felder (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) De Baar, Murdoch and Hancock, David L. The Australian species of <span style="font-style:italic">.Elodina</span> C. & R. Felder (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) 1993 Australian entomological magazine 20 25-43 Journal Article: Murdoch de Baar (1945 - 2011) Lambkin, Trevor Murdoch de Baar (1945 - 2011) 2011 Metamorphosis Australia: magazine of the Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club Inc. 60 9-11 Journal Article: Obituary: Murdoch De Baar 25 May 1945- 6 January 2011 Wylie, Ross Obituary: Murdoch De Baar 25 May 1945- 6 January 2011 2011 News bulletin, Entomological Society of Queensland 38 9/10 167-70 Journal Article: Private collections donated to the Queensland Museum Anon Private collections donated to the Queensland Museum 2013 News bulletin, Entomological Society of Queensland 41 7 114-6