Frederick McCoy
Irish palaeontologist, zoologist, and museum administrator (1817-1899) · Australia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82
Sir Frederick McCoy, was an Irish palaeontologist, zoologist, and museum administrator, active in Australia. He is noted for founding the Botanic Garden of the University of Melbourne in 1856.
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![In 1877, an educational poster bearing McCoy's name was published showing the "dangerous snakes of Victoria". This poster "imprinted McCoy's name into the minds of generations of Victorian schoolchildren, in association with those images of deadly serpents."[10]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dangerous_Snakes_of_Victoria_poster.JPG/1280px-Dangerous_Snakes_of_Victoria_poster.JPG)
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About this person
Country
Australia
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1817 to 1899 · aged 82
