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Hutton, Frederick Wollaston (1836 - 1905)FRS |
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| Zoologist, Geologist and Ornithologist | |
| Born: 1836 Lincolnshire, England. Died: 27 October 1905. | |
| Frederick Wollaston Hutton was Professor of Biology, Canterbury College, Christchurch from about 1880. He made major contributions to both geology and zoology. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Lincolnshire, 1836. Died at sea, 27 October 1905. Educated King's College, London. Commissioned, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusileers 1855-66, saw active service in the Crimea and the Indian Mutiny; arrived New Zealand 1866; Geological Survey of New Zealand 1866-71; Assistant Geologist, Wellington 1871-73; Provincial Geologist of Otago 1873-76; Professor of Natural Science, Otago University, with charge of the Otago Museum 1876-80; Professor of Biology, Canterbury College, Christchurch from ca 1880. Published Index Faunae Nova-Zealandiae (1904), a complete list, with references, of all animals hitherto recorded from New Zealand, Darwinism and Lamarckism, The Lesson of Evolution and a popular work with James Drummond, Animals of New Zealand. Fellow, Royal Society; President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1903-05. |
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