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McCoy, Frederick (1817 - 1899)

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Palaeontologist and Naturalist

Born: 1817 Dublin, Ireland. Died: 13 May 1899 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Frederick McCoy was Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Melbourne 1854-99, Director of the National Museum of Victoria from 1858 and President of the Royal Society of Victoria, 1864.

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Museum Victoria, Caught & Coloured: Zoological Illustrations from Colonial Victoria, 2006, http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/caughtandcoloured/. [ Details ]

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Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000589. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 18 October 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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