Public figure, Education
Frederick McCoy Silver
Irish palaeontologist, zoologist, and museum administrator (1817–1899)
Frederick McCoy was an Irish palaeontologist, zoologist, and museum administrator (1817–1899). Born 1817 in Dublin. Associated with University of Melbourne.
- Function
- Education
Career and education
SilverCareer
Education
- University of Dublin
Public life
Gold- Born
- 1817, Dublin
- Died
- 1899-05-16, Melbourne
- Occupations
- botanist, paleontologist, professor, ichthyologist, zoologist, entomologist, physician, geologist
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of London
- Also known as
- Sir Frederick McCoy, McCoy, Frederick M'Coy
Achievements
SilverAwards
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Clarke Medal 1881
- Murchison Medal 1879
- Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Profile
- Languages
- English
What we have, and what we might have wrong
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- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
- Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence
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