Person: ROWLEY, F.R. (1868-1939)
Biographical summary of this person
Full name
Frederick Richard ROWLEY
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
museum curator and lantern lecturer
Main period of activity
N/A
Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
5 April 1891
~23
census record
1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/2536.35.11
– occupation 'Sub Curator at Museum'
– occupation 'Sub Curator at Museum'
31 March 1901
~33
census record
1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/3004
– occupation 'Sub Curator Corporation Museum'
– occupation 'Sub Curator Corporation Museum'
11 December 1902
~35
lecturer
Natural History -- Museums -- Their evolution and value (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 11 December 1902)
31 January 1903
~35
lecturer
Natural history museums: their evolution and value (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 31 January 1903)
21 February 1903
~35
lecturer
A note on feather structure (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 21 February 1903)
28 February 1903
~35
lecturer
Coral polyps and their work (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 28 February 1903)
21 November 1903
~35
lecturer
Shells and their tenants (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 21 November 1903)
26 January 1904
~36
lecturer
Shells and their tenants (lantern lecture, Liskeard, Cornwall, England, 26 January 1904)
17 December 1904
~37
lecturer
Extinct birds (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 17 December 1904)
26 January 1905
~37
lecturer
[Deep Sea Exploration] (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 26 January 1905)
4 February 1905
~37
lecturer
The parasite of malaria and its life history (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 4 February 1905)
19 February 1905
~37
lecturer
The wonders of the deep (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 19 February 1905)
21 March 1905
~37
lecturer
Natural history museums (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 21 March 1905)
4 November 1905
~37
lecturer
Some extinct birds (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 4 November 1905)
13 November 1905
~37
lecturer
Some methods and results of deep sea explorations (lantern lecture, Teignmouth, Devon, England, 13 November 1905)
6 January 1906
~38
lecturer
Some interesting exhibits in the Museum (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 6 January 1906)
2 March 1907
~39
lecturer
Some Egyptian antiquities (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 2 March 1907)
2 March 1907
~39
lecturer
Some Egyptian antiquities in the Museum (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 2 March 1907)
19 March 1907
~39
lecturer
Methods and results of deep sea exploration (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 19 March 1907)
30 November 1907
~39
lantern operator
Fossils: what they are and what they teach us (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 30 November 1907)
14 December 1907
~40
lecturer
Microscopic life in ponds and rock-pools (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 14 December 1907)
March 1908
~40
lecturer
The microscope at the seaside (lantern lecture, Barnstaple, Devon, England, March 1908)
19 December 1908
~41
lecturer
Microscopic marine life: with coloured transparencies (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 19 December 1908)
9 February 1909
~41
lecturer
Phases of Animal Life (lantern lecture, Liskeard, Cornwall, England, 9 February 1909)
1 March 1909
~41
lecturer
Phases of animal life (lantern lecture, Bradninch, Devon, England, 1 March 1909)
8 March 1910
~42
lecturer
Marine microscopic life: illustrated with transparencies (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 8 March 1910)
12 March 1910
~42
lecturer
Some injurious animals and their work (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 12 March 1910)
18 February 1911
~43
lecturer
Some savage customs and beliefs (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 18 February 1911)
2 April 1911
~43
census record
1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/12607.120
– occupation 'Museum Curator'
– occupation 'Museum Curator'
8 March 1913
~45
lecturer
Some modern museums and their aims (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 8 March 1913)
2 December 1913
~46
lecturer
Wonders of pond life (lantern lecture, Paignton, Devon, England, 2 December 1913)
6 January 1914
~46
lecturer
Some modern museums and their aims (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 6 January 1914)
30 January 1914
~46
lecturer
[Modern museums] (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 30 January 1914)
30 January 1915
~47
lantern operator
The rarer birds of the Exeter district (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 30 January 1915)
20 February 1915
~47
lecturer
The colours of animals (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 20 February 1915)
23 March 1918
~50
lecturer
Natural history notes (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 23 March 1918)
10 January 1920
~52
lecturer
The open sea and some of its inhabitants (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 10 January 1920)
28 January 1922
~54
lecturer
Some modern museums and their aims (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 28 January 1922)
2 January 1926
~58
lantern operator
Nest-hunting with a camera (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 2 January 1926)
19 February 1927
~59
lecturer
Glimpses of bird life (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 19 February 1927)
25 February 1933
~65
lecturer
[Characteristic aspects of Field Geology] (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 25 February 1933)
9 March 1935
~67
contributor
Lantern Slides shown by Members (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 9 March 1935)
25 January 1936
~68
contributor
Members' lantern slides, notes and records (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 25 January 1936)
28 November 1936
~68
contributor
Exhibition of nature lantern slides by members (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 28 November 1936)
28 March 1939
archive entry
National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1939 p. 221
Slide sets linked to this person
photographer: [Weaver Baker Collection: photographs of Devon] (miscellaneous: privately made, at least 70 slides, 1908-1937)
Slides showing image of this person
Slide set references
image appears in: [Rowden Collection: series 'Z'] (miscellaneous: privately made, at least 195 slides, 1924-1941)
image appears in: [Weaver Baker Collection: miscellaneous slides] (miscellaneous: privately made, at least 46 slides, n.d.)
Reference
Express and Echo No. 20,856 (16 February 1939), p. 7, col. 3
– report of funeral
– report of funeral
Lucerna ID 6001734
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