Bradley, Henry Houghton Burton (1845 - 1918)

Born on 14 November 1845 at Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia. Died North Sydney, 23 November 1918.

Lawyer by profession; particularly interested in spiders; sent collections to and corresponded with specialists in Europe; keen horticulturalist; president, Board of Trustees, Australian Museum 1913-18. Hybridised garden plants, esp. Hippeastrum etc.

Published papers on spiders, in particular describing specimens found on the Chevert Expedition, 1875.

Source: Encyclopedia of Australian Science Online, and Linley & Jim Hooper's online family history (2011)