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Oswald Bertram Lower

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Oswald Bertram Lower (28 February 1864 in Norwood, South Australia – 18 March 1925 in Wayville, South Australia)[1][2] was an Australian chemist and pharmacist who is best known for his contributions to entomology, in particular butterflies and moths. His collection is now at the South Australian Museum.[3]

In 1909 he married Eva Linda May (Davies) Lower. The couple had two sons: Oswald Bertram and Raymond Brackleigh.[4]

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  1. ^ "In Memoriam". The Barrier Miner. 18 March 1926. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ McQuillan, Peter B., Edwards, Ted & Camilleri, Jenny (26 September 2023) Oswald Bertram Lower (1864–1925): a South Australian pioneer in the discovery of Australia’s biodiversity Historical Records of Australian Science, CSIRO Publishing. Retrieved 17 December 2024. doi:10.1071/HR22015
  3. ^ "Lower, Oswald Bertram (1863 - 1925)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Oswald Bertram Lower". 30 April 2022.
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