James Douglas Ogilby
James Douglas Ogilby was an Australian ichthyologist and herpetologist.
Ogilby was born in Belfast, Ireland, and was the son of zoologist William Ogilby and his wife Adelaide, née Douglas. He received his education at Winchester College, England, and Trinity College, Dublin.
Ogilby worked for the British Museum before joining the Australian Museum in Sydney. After being let go for drunkenness in 1890, he picked up contract work before joining the Queensland Museum in Brisbane circa 1903.
He was the author of numerous scientific papers on reptiles, and he described a new species of turtle and several new species of lizards.
Death
Ogilby died on 11 August 1925 at the Diamantina Hospital in Brisbane and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.Legacy
Numerous species of fish were named in Ogilby's honor:- Callionymus ogilbyi
- Calliurichthys ogilbyi
- Cynoglossus ogilbyi
- Cypsilurus ogilbyi
- Hydrolagus ogilbyi
- Hoplichthys ogilbyi
- Melanotaenia ogilbyi
- Nebrodes concolor ogilbyi
- Orectolobus ogilbyi
- Pranesus ogilbyi
- Scortum ogilbyi