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F. H. Gravely

January 30, 2023

Frederic Henry Gravely (7 December 1885 – 1965) was an eminent British arachnologist, entomologist, botanist, zoologist and student of archaeology, who conducted pioneering research and wrote extensively on various subjects during his tenure at the Indian Museum, Calcutta, and the Government Museum, Madras.

Frederic Henry Gravely
Superintendent of the Government Museum, Chennai and Connemara Public Library
In office
1920–1940
Preceded byJohn Robertson Henderson
Succeeded byA. Aiyappan
Personal details
Born1885
Died1965
Professionarachnologist, entomologist, zoologist, archaeologist

Early life

 
F.H. Gravely in 1921 (seated on chair, left most)

Gravely was born in 1885 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England to Arthur Frederic Gravely and Margaret Hutchinson, the eldest of four children. The family were Quakers and although the father was a businessman, he was interested in natural history. His mother came from a farming family which also produced Sir Jonathan Hutchinson. At the age of nine he moved to a boarding school in Sheffield. He then studied at Ackworth and Bootham (both Quaker schools) before moving to Manchester University to study zoology.[1]

Indian Museum, Calcutta

Gravely graduated in 1906 and became a demonstrator at Manchester in 1907. He worked on collections made in the "Discovery" Antarctic Expedition along with S.J. Hickson and worked on Polychaete Larvae. In 1909 he was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Indian Museum Calcutta.[1] In 1914, still at Calcutta, he received his D.Sc. for the work on the Oriental Passalidae. He unified the monographs of early observers with the notes of Arrow and Zang to bring to the oriental passalids (1914), and the family itself in general (1918), the classification that is in vogue today with minor alterations.

Government Museum, Madras

Dr. Gravely became the Superintendent of the Government Museum of Madras in 1920. Over the next two decades, he undertook the investigation of the littoral fauna of Krusadai Island, Gulf of Mannar, revived the Bulletin of the museum, and embarked on the scientific preservation, study and interpretation of the museum's collections. His work on Arachnida and Mollusca significantly enhanced the collections of the museum in the two zoological groups. He was also responsible for enlarging the reserve collection, particularly of Invertebrates.

Dr. Gravely contributed to the overall development of the museum as well. He, along with the Curator Dr. C. Sivaramamurti, ensured in 1938 that the antiquities and industrial art collected by the museum was organized effectively, into a collection that exists even today. The most important of Dr. Gravely's many contributions to the subject was the monograph he collaborated on with T. N. Ramachandran (Curator of Archaeology 1925–1935) on the scientific basis for identifying the period of metal images. Dr. Gravely also donated a variety of sculptures, carvings and bronzes to other institutions, including the Prince of Wales Museum, the Lucknow Museum and Dr. Ananda Coomaraswami's Museum in Boston. Dr. Gravely, and P V Mayuranathan considerably enhanced the Herbarium and the botanical collections of the museum.

Dr. Gravely pioneered the preservation of bronzes collected by the museum. He initiated the electrolytic restoration process which has helped preserve not only bronze objects, but also ethnological, pre-historic and numismatic collections. He also built a separate Chemical Conservation Laboratory, the only one of its kind at the time, in 1937.

Other contributions

He was one of the Foundation Fellows of the National Institute of Sciences of India, now the apex scientific body in the country, Indian National Science Academy. He also served as the Secretary to the Asiatic Society in the period 1915–18. His insect and spider collection is in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. It notably contain insects, Arachnida and Myriapoda from limestone caves in Burma (1911), and oriental Passalidae.

Personal life

In 1925 he married Laura Balling and they had a daughter Ann Margaret (born 1928) and a son John Frederic (born 1931). He supported the Toc H of which the first Indian branch was set up in the "Museum House".[1]

Bibliography

  • Hydroid Zoophytes (F. H. Gravely and S. J. Hickson), Natural History Journal, 1907
  • Hydrozoa, Proceedings and Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society Vol XXII, 1908
  • Notes on the habits and distribution of Limnocnida indica (F. H. Gravely and S. P. Agharkar), 1912
  • Three genera of Papuan passalid Coleoptera, Journal of the Zoological Museum Hamburg, XXX, 1913
  • Limestone caves of Burma and the Malay Peninsula (F. H. Gravely, N. Annandale and B. J. Coggin), Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal IX, 1913
  • Account of the oriental Passalidae (Coleoptera), Memoirs of the Indian Museum, III, 1914
  • Notes on the habits of Indian insects, myriapods and arachnids, Records of the Indian Museum Calcutta II, 1915
  • Notes on Indian mygalomorph Spiders, Records of the Indian Museum Calcutta II, 1915
  • Contribution to the revision of the Passalidae of the World, Memoirs of the Indian Museum VII, 1918
  • A note on the marine invertebrate fauna of Chandipore, Orissa, 1919
  • The spiders and scorpions of Barkuda Island, Records of the Indian Museum XXII, 1921
  • Some Indian spiders of the subfamily Tetragnathinae, Records of the Indian Museum XXII, 1921
  • Common Indian spiders, Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society XXVIII, 1922
  • Some Indian spiders of the family Lycosidae, Records of the Indian Museum XXVI, 1924
  • The Arachnida and Insecta sections (The littoral fauna of Krusadai Island), Bulletin of Madras Government Museum, 1927
  • Section on Orders Gymnoblastea and Calyptoblastea (The littoral fauna of Krusadai Island), Bulletin of Madras Government Museum, 1927
  • The Indian Species of the Genus Caralluma, Family : Asclepiadaceae, (F. H. Gravely and P. V. Mayuranathan), 1931
  • Some Indian spiders of the families Ctenidae, Sparassidae, Selenopidae and Clubionidae, Records of the Indian Museum XXXIII, 1931
  • Catalogue of Hindu Metal Images in the Government Museum, Madras (F. H. Gravely and T. N. Ramachandran), 1932
  • The Three Main Styles of Temple Architecture Recognised by Silpa Sastras (F. H. Gravely and T. N. Ramachandran), 1934
  • An Outline of Indian Temple Architecture, 1936
  • An Introduction to South Indian Temple Architecture and Sculptures (F. H. Gravely and C. Sivaramamurti), 1939
  • Illustrations of Indian Sculptures Mostly Southern (F. H. Gravely and C. Sivaramamurti), 1939
  • Shells and Other Animal Remains Found on the Madras Beach, Vol I, 1941
  • Shells and Other Animal Remains Found on the Madras Beach, Vol II, 1942
  • Guide to the Archaeological Galleries (F. H. Gravely and C. Sivaramamurti), 1947
  • The Gopuras of Thiruvannamalai, 1959
  • Notes on Hindu Images (F. H. Gravely and C. Sivaramamurti), 1977
The standard author abbreviation Gravely is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Aiyappan, A. (1951) Madras Government Museum Centenary Souvenir (1851-1951). pp. 39-50.
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Gravely.
  • Krishnan, R. and Balaram, P. 2007. "Current Science: Some early history." Current Science 92(1):129-138 PDF
  • at the Wayback Machine (archived May 26, 2007)

External links

  • Chennai Museum
  • A contribution towards the revision of the Passalidae of the world (1918)
  • An account of the Oriental Passalidae (Coleoptera) : based primarily on the collection in the Indian Museum (1914)

January 30, 2023
gravely, frederic, henry, gravely, december, 1885, 1965, eminent, british, arachnologist, entomologist, botanist, zoologist, student, archaeology, conducted, pioneering, research, wrote, extensively, various, subjects, during, tenure, indian, museum, calcutta,. Frederic Henry Gravely 7 December 1885 1965 was an eminent British arachnologist entomologist botanist zoologist and student of archaeology who conducted pioneering research and wrote extensively on various subjects during his tenure at the Indian Museum Calcutta and the Government Museum Madras Frederic Henry GravelySuperintendent of the Government Museum Chennai and Connemara Public LibraryIn office 1920 1940Preceded byJohn Robertson HendersonSucceeded byA AiyappanPersonal detailsBorn1885Died1965Professionarachnologist entomologist zoologist archaeologist Contents 1 Early life 2 Indian Museum Calcutta 3 Government Museum Madras 4 Other contributions 5 Personal life 6 Bibliography 7 References 8 External linksEarly life Edit F H Gravely in 1921 seated on chair left most Gravely was born in 1885 in Wellingborough Northamptonshire England to Arthur Frederic Gravely and Margaret Hutchinson the eldest of four children The family were Quakers and although the father was a businessman he was interested in natural history His mother came from a farming family which also produced Sir Jonathan Hutchinson At the age of nine he moved to a boarding school in Sheffield He then studied at Ackworth and Bootham both Quaker schools before moving to Manchester University to study zoology 1 Indian Museum Calcutta EditGravely graduated in 1906 and became a demonstrator at Manchester in 1907 He worked on collections made in the Discovery Antarctic Expedition along with S J Hickson and worked on Polychaete Larvae In 1909 he was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Indian Museum Calcutta 1 In 1914 still at Calcutta he received his D Sc for the work on the Oriental Passalidae He unified the monographs of early observers with the notes of Arrow and Zang to bring to the oriental passalids 1914 and the family itself in general 1918 the classification that is in vogue today with minor alterations Government Museum Madras EditDr Gravely became the Superintendent of the Government Museum of Madras in 1920 Over the next two decades he undertook the investigation of the littoral fauna of Krusadai Island Gulf of Mannar revived the Bulletin of the museum and embarked on the scientific preservation study and interpretation of the museum s collections His work on Arachnida and Mollusca significantly enhanced the collections of the museum in the two zoological groups He was also responsible for enlarging the reserve collection particularly of Invertebrates Dr Gravely contributed to the overall development of the museum as well He along with the Curator Dr C Sivaramamurti ensured in 1938 that the antiquities and industrial art collected by the museum was organized effectively into a collection that exists even today The most important of Dr Gravely s many contributions to the subject was the monograph he collaborated on with T N Ramachandran Curator of Archaeology 1925 1935 on the scientific basis for identifying the period of metal images Dr Gravely also donated a variety of sculptures carvings and bronzes to other institutions including the Prince of Wales Museum the Lucknow Museum and Dr Ananda Coomaraswami s Museum in Boston Dr Gravely and P V Mayuranathan considerably enhanced the Herbarium and the botanical collections of the museum Dr Gravely pioneered the preservation of bronzes collected by the museum He initiated the electrolytic restoration process which has helped preserve not only bronze objects but also ethnological pre historic and numismatic collections He also built a separate Chemical Conservation Laboratory the only one of its kind at the time in 1937 Other contributions EditHe was one of the Foundation Fellows of the National Institute of Sciences of India now the apex scientific body in the country Indian National Science Academy He also served as the Secretary to the Asiatic Society in the period 1915 18 His insect and spider collection is in the Indian Museum Calcutta It notably contain insects Arachnida and Myriapoda from limestone caves in Burma 1911 and oriental Passalidae Personal life EditIn 1925 he married Laura Balling and they had a daughter Ann Margaret born 1928 and a son John Frederic born 1931 He supported the Toc H of which the first Indian branch was set up in the Museum House 1 Bibliography EditHydroid Zoophytes F H Gravely and S J Hickson Natural History Journal 1907 Hydrozoa Proceedings and Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society Vol XXII 1908 Notes on the habits and distribution of Limnocnida indica F H Gravely and S P Agharkar 1912 Three genera of Papuan passalid Coleoptera Journal of the Zoological Museum Hamburg XXX 1913 Limestone caves of Burma and the Malay Peninsula F H Gravely N Annandale and B J Coggin Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal IX 1913 Account of the oriental Passalidae Coleoptera Memoirs of the Indian Museum III 1914 Notes on the habits of Indian insects myriapods and arachnids Records of the Indian Museum Calcutta II 1915 Notes on Indian mygalomorph Spiders Records of the Indian Museum Calcutta II 1915 Contribution to the revision of the Passalidae of the World Memoirs of the Indian Museum VII 1918 A note on the marine invertebrate fauna of Chandipore Orissa 1919 The spiders and scorpions of Barkuda Island Records of the Indian Museum XXII 1921 Some Indian spiders of the subfamily Tetragnathinae Records of the Indian Museum XXII 1921 Common Indian spiders Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society XXVIII 1922 Some Indian spiders of the family Lycosidae Records of the Indian Museum XXVI 1924 The Arachnida and Insecta sections The littoral fauna of Krusadai Island Bulletin of Madras Government Museum 1927 Section on Orders Gymnoblastea and Calyptoblastea The littoral fauna of Krusadai Island Bulletin of Madras Government Museum 1927 The Indian Species of the Genus Caralluma Family Asclepiadaceae F H Gravely and P V Mayuranathan 1931 Some Indian spiders of the families Ctenidae Sparassidae Selenopidae and Clubionidae Records of the Indian Museum XXXIII 1931 Catalogue of Hindu Metal Images in the Government Museum Madras F H Gravely and T N Ramachandran 1932 The Three Main Styles of Temple Architecture Recognised by Silpa Sastras F H Gravely and T N Ramachandran 1934 An Outline of Indian Temple Architecture 1936 An Introduction to South Indian Temple Architecture and Sculptures F H Gravely and C Sivaramamurti 1939 Illustrations of Indian Sculptures Mostly Southern F H Gravely and C Sivaramamurti 1939 Shells and Other Animal Remains Found on the Madras Beach Vol I 1941 Shells and Other Animal Remains Found on the Madras Beach Vol II 1942 Guide to the Archaeological Galleries F H Gravely and C Sivaramamurti 1947 The Gopuras of Thiruvannamalai 1959 Notes on Hindu Images F H Gravely and C Sivaramamurti 1977The standard author abbreviation Gravely is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 2 References Edit a b c Aiyappan A 1951 Madras Government Museum Centenary Souvenir 1851 1951 pp 39 50 International Plant Names Index Gravely Krishnan R and Balaram P 2007 Current Science Some early history Current Science 92 1 129 138 PDF Biographical note at the Wayback Machine archived May 26 2007 External links EditChennai Museum Genera named by F H Gravely Presidents of the Asiatic Society A contribution towards the revision of the Passalidae of the world 1918 An account of the Oriental Passalidae Coleoptera based primarily on the collection in the Indian Museum 1914 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title F H Gravely amp oldid 1125004126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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