Charles James Wild (1853-1923), an ardent collector of Queensland bryophytes

摘要

Franks, A.J. (2019). Charles James Wild (1853-1923), an ardent collector of Queensland bryophytes. Austrobaileya 10(3): 383-404. Charles James (C.J.) Wild was an early collector and documenter of the Queensland bryophyte flora. Born in Manchester in 1853 and trained as a joiner, Wild gravitated towards natural history before immigrating to the Queensland colony in 1883. Wild would become a familiar figure among the naturalist and scientific circles of Brisbane, becoming a member of a number of societies including the Royal Society of Queensland and the short-lived Natural History Society. He was in the employ of the Queensland Museum from 1889 until 1911 where his initial role was as an insect collector before becoming acting director (1905-1911). Wild has been commemorated in the names of several bryophyte and fern species, a species of butterfly, a moth, a gall midge and a fish. The location, significance and diversity of his bryophyte collections are detailed in addition to general insights into his life and times.