Theodore Thomson Flynn
Theodore Thomson Flynn (11 October 1883 - 23 October 1968) was an Australian marine biologist and a professor in both Tasmania and the United Kingdom.
Flynn was born in Coraki, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Jessie B. (née Thomson) and John Flynn.[1] He became a biology lecturer at the University of Tasmania in 1909, becoming professor in 1911 and teaching there until 1930.[2] He married his wife, Lily Mary (Marelle) Young on 23 January 1909.[3] Flynn then moved to Northern Ireland where he served as the Chair of Zoology at Queen's University of Belfast from 1931-1948. After the Belfast Blitz Flynn was the Chief Casualty Officer for the city.[4] Flynn (Esq., D.Sc.,M.R.I.A.,) was awarded the "Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" - "Additional Members of the Civil Division" on 1st January 1945 at his Belfast address: 40 Cadogan Park, Belfast[5]. He was the father of film actor Errol Flynn, and named one new species that he discovered – Gibbonsia erroli – after his son. Also named after Flynn is: Flynn Lake, Macquarie Island, TasmaniTheodore.[6]
Flynn died in Liss, Hampshire, England.[7]
References
- ^ "Biography of Theodore Thomson Flynn". University of Tasmania. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Theodore Thomson Flynn profile". Biographical Entry. Encyclopedia of Australian Science. 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ Profile, Australian Dictionary of Biography; accessed 26 January 2017.
- ^ Professor T.T. Flynn with his wife Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, multitext.ucc.ie; accessed 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Belfast Gazette (number 1,223)" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Theodore Thomson Flynn and Errol Flynn: the Professor and the Tasmanian Devil exhibition - University of Tasmania Library". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Centre, The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research. "Flynn, Theodore Thomson - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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