Frederick McCoy

Sir Frederick McCoy
Born1817
Died(1899-05-16)16 May 1899
Melbourne
OccupationProfessor of natural sciences at the University of Melbourne
AwardsMurchison Medal (1979)
Clarke Medal (1881)

Sir Frederick McCoy KCMG FRS (1817 – 13[1] May 1899), 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.[2]

  1. ^ Family Notices (1899, May 20). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 56. Retrieved March 5, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138614934
  2. ^ "Botanist". Museums Victoria. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2016.