People Australia

  • searches all National Centre of Biography websites
  • searches all National Centre of Biography websites
  • searches all National Centre of Biography websites

Browse Lists:

Cultural Advice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains names, images, and voices of deceased persons.

In addition, some articles contain terms or views that were acceptable within mainstream Australian culture in the period in which they were written, but may no longer be considered appropriate.

These articles do not necessarily reflect the views of The Australian National University.

Older articles are being reviewed with a view to bringing them into line with contemporary values but the original text will remain available for historical context.

Banfield, Edmund James (1852–1923)

author and naturalist

Edmund Banfield, by Jack Loutitt, 1967

Edmund Banfield, by Jack Loutitt, 1967

National Library of Australia, 2283026

© Copyright People Australia, 2012

Edmund Banfield, by Jack Loutitt, 1967

Edmund Banfield, by Jack Loutitt, 1967

National Library of Australia, 2283026

Life Summary [details]

Birth

4 September, 1852
Liverpool, Merseyside, England

Death

2 June, 1923 (aged 70)
Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia

Cause of Death

peritonitis

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

Occupation
Political Activism
Workplaces