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Dodd, Frederick Parkhurst (1861 - ) |
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| Entomologist and Bank employee | |
| Born: 11 March 1861 Victoria, Australia. Died: Australia. | |
| Frederick Parkhurst Dodd was known as the “Butterfly man of Kuranda”. He gave up fourteen years of bank service to devote himself full-time to his hobby of collecting butterflies and beetles. The first five years were spent collecting in Brisbane, followed by five years collecting in Townsville, then Kuranda. He also made several shorter expeditions to places including Darwin and New Guinea. Dodd quickly became a prominent entomologist, acquiring a large insect collection and has many species named after him. His two daughters Elizabeth Frances (1903-1995) and Katharine Mary (1907-1995) and four sons all followed in his footsteps. |
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