Brazier, John William (1842-1930)

Also known as
Brazier, J. (John), (CMZS FLS)
Brazier, J. (John William)
Brazier, John, (CMZS FLS)
Brazier, John William
Field of activity
conchologist; museum curator; shell collector; Conchologist
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http://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an45956738
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BRAZIER, JOHN WILLIAM (1842-1930), conchologist, was born on 23 September 1842 in Sydney, son of John Brazier, master mariner and farmer, and his wife Mary, née McMillan. His father, who collected shells as a hobby, was captain of a whaler which visited many islands of the southern Pacific in the 1850s. Brazier junior, who apparently never used his middle name, accompanied his father on one of those cruises about 1855 and acquired an interest in natural history, especially shell collecting. He collected around Sydney with George and Richard, sons of Captain Thomas Rossiter who as master of the French whaler Mississippi in 1841 had saved Edward John Eyre from starvation on his epic overland trip from Adelaide to King George Sound. Brazier's reputation as a collector grew and in 1865 he was invited to accompany Julius Brenchley on the cruise of H.M.S. Curacoa to Norfolk Island, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, the New Hebrides, the Solomons and New Caledonia. Brazier collected wherever possible, even while under attack by natives at Eromanga, New Hebrides. In 1866 he again visited New Caledonia where Richard Rossiter was living. In 1871 he accompanied an expedition of Australian scientists to the Claremont Islands in the Great Barrier Reef to view an eclipse of the sun on 12 December, the so-called 'Eclipse' expedition. In 1872 he accompanied H.M.S. Blanche on a cruise to the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and the Marshall Islands. In 1873 he again visited Noumea, New Caledonia, and in 1874 undertook a dredging cruise in the ketch Pea Hen along the coast of New South Wales, collecting on behalf of Sir William Macleay for whom he had worked before. In 1875 he was a member of Macleay's expedition in the Chevert to New Guinea via the Great Barrier Reef, and extensive collections were made from many localities; most of the specimens are now in the Macleay Museum at the University of Sydney. Brazier's later collecting activities were largely along the New South Wales coast. In 1880 he was employed by the Australian Museum to assist in cataloguing the shell collection, and one of his first tasks was to take part in an expedition to Port Stephens where large collections were made. Brazier was soon given the official position of conchologist and also placed in charge of the ethnological, historical and numismatic collections. By 1891 the shell collections had grown so large that Brazier was relieved of other duties to concentrate on marine shells alone, while Charles Hedley joined the staff and was given responsibility for land and freshwater shells. In the financial depression of 1893 Brazier was retrenched.

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John William Brazier undertook extensive collections of shells along the New South Wales coast and the Barrier Reef and was a conchologist at the Australian Museum, Sydney 1880-93.

Born Sydney, 23 September 1842. Died Sydney, 20 August 1930. Accompanied his father, a captain of a whaler, on a cruise 1855 and acquired an interest in natural history, especially shell collecting; accompanied Julius Benchley on the cruise of H.M.S. "Curacoa" to Norfolk Island, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, the New Hebrides, the Solomons and New Caledonia; "Eclipse" expedition to the Great Barrier Reef 1871; on H.M.S. "Blanche" to the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and the Marshall Islands 1872; Noumea and New Caledonia 1873; dredging cruise along the coast of New South Wales in the "Pea Hen" 1874, collecting on behalf of Sir William Macleay; member of Macleay's expedition in the "Chevert" to New Guinea via the Great Barrier Reef 1875; later collecting activities largely along the New South Wales coast; conchologist, Australian Museum, Sydney 1880-93. One of the founders of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1874, and the first paper published in the Society's "Proceedings" was by him. Many species of shell named after him.

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Australian Dictionary of Biography

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  1. Obituary Notice: John BrazierConchology (London) 19 : Obituary Notice: John Brazier
    Iredale, T.
    [1931]
  2. John Brazier 1842-1930Nautilus 44 : John Brazier 1842-1930
    Iredale, T.
    [1931]
  3. Brazier, John William (1842-1930), conchologistAustralian Dictionary of Biography Douglas Pike 3 221-222 : Brazier, John William (1842-1930), conchologist
    McMichael, D. F.
    [1969]
    Published: Melbourne University Press
  4. John (William) BrazierProceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 105-118 : John (William) Brazier
    Iredale., T.
    [1956]
  5. John Brazier. ConchologistThe Australian Museum Magazine 4 113-114 : John Brazier. Conchologist
    Iredale, T.
    [1930]
  6. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: John William Brazier - Records (1869)
    'Catalogue of Land and Marine Shells from Australia and adjacent Islands in the collection of John Brazier … 1869' printed and interleaved with manuscript additions by J. Brazier.
    ML MSS 975
  7. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: John William Brazier - Records (1870 - 1893)
    Natural history dredging cruise along the coast of NSW 1874, correspondence and other records 1870-1893.
    A1465
  8. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: John William Brazier - Records (1872)
    Notes on the cruise of HMS "Blanche" through the South Sea Islands 1872.
    CP Pos 681
  9. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: John William Brazier - Records (1860 - 1893)
    Letters 1860-93 mostly from scientists on scientific subjects, chiefly molluscs.
    A732
  10. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records (1826 - 1970)
    Includes: Minute books, 1862-1952; correspondence, 1882-1965 including letter books, 1882-1927; Chronological file, 1882-1967; Numbered files and unnumbered files; miscellanea, 1884-1964; financial papers, 1883-1970; library material, 1882-1959; newspaper cuttings, 1867-1970; various individual collections donated to the Society include papers of G. Bennett, 1866; H. H. B. Bradley, 1865-1877; J. W. Brazier, 1860-1867, 1922; S. Covington, 1831-1836, 1839; R. D. Fitzgerald, 1878-1883; J. J. Fletcher, 1887-1891, 1929; Sir William Flower, 1866; A. G. Hamilton, 1878-1941; A. Macleay, 1835+; Sir William Macleay, 1874-1888; W. S. Macleay, 1826-1862; T. G. Sloane, 1920-1932; Baron Von Mueller, 1884-1894, and W. Wools, 1880-1881.
    ML MSS 2009

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  1. Catalogue of the Marine shells of Australia and Tasmania
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1892-1893 ]
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  2. List of land shells collected on Fitzroy Island : with notes on their geographical range / by John Brazier
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1878 ]
    At 3 libraries
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  3. Catalogue of land and marine shells from Australia and the adjacent islands in the collection of John Brazier
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1869 ]
    At National Library
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  4. Description of a new cone from Mauritius / by John Brazier
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1891 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  5. On the synonymy of Helix (Hadra) Gulosa, Gould / by John Brazier
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1891 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  6. Descriptions of eleven new species of terrestrial and marine shells from North-east Australia / by John Brazier
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1874 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  7. Descriptions of seven new species of the genus helix and of two Fluviatile shells from Tasmania / by John Brazier
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1871 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  8. Descriptions of ten new species of shells from the collection of Mr. Charles Coxen of Brisbane, Queensland / by John Brazier
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1875 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  9. Localités des îles Australiennes, des îles Salomon, et d'autres îles de la mer sud / par John Brazier
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1880 ]
    Languages: French
    At State Library of NSW
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  10. Notes and critical remarks on a donation of shells sent to the Museum of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. / by John Brazier
    Brazier, John, C.M.Z.S., F.L.S
    [ Book : 1889 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  1. John Brazier, conchologist, 1871 / photographer unknown
    [ Photograph : 2011 ]
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  2. John Brazier, conchologist, May 1883 / photograph by Riisfeldt & Co
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    [ Photograph : 2011 ]
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