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Gurney, William Butler (1882 - 1939)

Entomologist

Born: 2 May 1882 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 21 September 1939 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

William Butler Gurney was a well travelled entomologist. He worked for the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Agriculture for over thirty years, being the Government entomologist from 1923. This post saw him make research tours and collection expeditions to the United States of America, England, Europe, India and Africa. He wrote many scientific articles, especially in the Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales and his insect collections were sent to NSW, Queensland and Victoria.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1900 - 1923 Assistant in the Department of Agriculture in New South Wales
1923 - Government Entomologist with the NAW Department of Agriculture
1925 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1928 NSW delegate to the 4^th International Congress of Entomology at Cornell University
1928 - 1929 Research tours of the USA, England, France and Italy
1933 Research and collection expedition to India and East Africa

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 29 January 2007

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