Frederick Parkhurst Dodd | |
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 Frederick Parkhurst Dodd, with a case containing his largest specimen of the moth, Coscinocera hercules, The Hercules Moth, 1930s | |
| Born | 11 March 1861 Wickliffe, Victoria |
| Died | 27 July 1937 Kuranda, Australia |
| Resting place | Kuranda Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Entomological collection |
| Children | Alan Dodd
Elizabeth Dodd Katherine Dodd |
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Frederick Parkhurst Dodd in his garden with a butterfly net, 1930s
Frederick Parkhurst Dodd (11 March 1861 - 27 July 1937) was an Australian entomologist. He was known as the Butterfly Man of Kuranda.
Born in Victoria, Dodd worked in a bank in Townsville, Queensland for ten years before taking up entomology full-time. A number of species are named after him and his collection of insects was of importance. He undertook collecting expeditions in New Guinea as well as Australia.
The Taeniopterygidae genus Doddsia is named for him.
Frederick Dodd’s collecting net on display at the Queensland Museum in South Brisbane
Dodd's son Alan, and daughters Elizabeth and Katharine, continued the entomological tradition.
Further reading
- Monteith, Geoff, The Butterfly Man of Kuranda, Frederick Parkhurst Dodd. Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1992.
- Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930. Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1932.
External links
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- Dodd, Frederick Parkhurst (1861 - ), biography at the University of Melbourne's Bright Sparcs project.
- Queensland Museum The Butterfly Man of Kuranda Exhibitions
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