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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-05-07 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008024b.htm person Burns Gordon George AACR2 28 March 1920 12 December 1990 Place of Birth Essendon, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Australia Entomologist George Burns trained as an upholsterer, served with the Australian Infantry Forces, and ran several retail businesses in regional Victoria. While serving with the British Occupation Force in Japan he made a large collection of eggs of wading birds: this was later donated to CSIRO. His interests then turned to insects, particularly butterflies and jewel beetles (Buprestidae). He joined the Entomological Society of Victoria, and served as Honorary Treasurer. With his wife Joy, Burns undertook surveys of Bupestridae, especially in Victoria's arid areas, the specimens collected being lodged in the National Museum of Victoria (later Museum of Victoria). Records of these collections were added to ENTrecs, the database initiated and maintained by the Society. He volunteered at the Museum, for some years, curating the entomological material. As a result these collections are among the best curated at the Museum. The G. G. Burns Collection at Museum Victoria comprises significant specimens collected by Burns. 1939 1945? Military service - Served with the Australian Infantry Forces 1947 1955 Military service - Served with the British Occupational Forces in Japan 1980 1980 Life event - Retired Museum Victoria (1998 - )

Holds the G.G. Burns collection of jewel beetles (Bupestridae)

 National Museum of Victoria (1858 - 1983)

Volunteer curator of entomological collections

 Entomological Society of Victoria (1927 - )

Honorary Treasurer 1983

 'Burns, Gordon George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Burns, Gordon George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The distribution of Victorian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Bupestridae) - an ENTrecs project Burns, G. and Burns, J. The distribution of Victorian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Bupestridae) - an ENTrecs project 1992 Occasional papers from the Museum of Victoria 5 1-53 Journal Article: Gordon George Burns (28 March 1920 - 12 December 1990) Dunn, Kelvyn Gordon George Burns (28 March 1920 - 12 December 1990) 1991 Myrmecia: news bulletin of the Australian Entomological Society 27 1 24-5