Anthony Musgrave (9 July 18954 June 1959) was an Australian
entomologist
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...
. Born in Queensland, Australia, he is known for penning ''Bibliography of Australian Entomology'' (1932). He was the
great-nephew of
Anthony Musgrave who was
Secretary of State for the Colonies
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Histor ...
.
Early life
Anthony Musgrave was born 9 July 1895 in
Cooktown
Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the Endeavour, for repai ...
, Queensland, Australia.
His father was Anthony Musgrave, a civil servant, and his mother was Elizabeth Anne (
née
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Colles).
[ ] He studied at the Hayfield Preparatory School in
Homebush
Homebush is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield.
The name of ...
and the
Sydney Church of England Grammar School.
Career
As an entomologist, Musgrave is known for his 1932 work, ''Bibliography of Australian Entomology''. He worked at the
Australian Museum
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, initially as a librarian for a year,
before climbing up the ranks to become Assistant Entomologist, and eventually the museum's entomologist, a title later changed to "Curator of Insects and Arachnids". He displayed much knowledge on insects
and arachnids; his area of expertise were
ticks
Ticks (order Ixodida) are parasitic arachnids that are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, species, and "fullness". Ticks are external parasites, living by ...
and venomous
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s. Musgrave was compiler of all of the ''
Australian Science Abstracts
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animal-related articles for around twenty years, until in 1957 when the publication folded.
He was also a contributor to the ''
Australian Encyclopaedia'' (editions 1 and 2).
Personal life and death
Musgrave was described as an "excellent lecturer and photographer".
He led a luxurious and peaceful life and was an avid golfer.
In his later years, little was heard about him; Musgrave did not like publicity.
He died at the
Royal North Shore Hospital
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in Sydney on 4 June 1959.
The cause of death was listed as heart disease.
See also
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List of entomologists
The following is a list of entomologists, scientists who study insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous ...
References
Further reading
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1895 births
1959 deaths
Australian entomologists
20th-century Australian zoologists
Scientists from Queensland