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Oswald Bertram Lower (28 February 1864 in Norwood, South Australia – 18 March 1925 in Wayville, South Australia) was an Australian chemist and pharmacist who is best known for his contributions to entomology, in particular butterflies and moths. His collection is now at the South Australian Museum.

In 1909 he married Eva Linda May (Davies) Lower. The couple had two sons: Oswald Bertram and Raymond Brackleigh.

References

1. "In Memoriam". The Barrier Miner. 18 March 1926. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
2. McQuillan, Peter B., Edwards, Ted & Camilleri, Jenny (26 September 2023) Oswald Bertram Lower (1864–1925): a South Australian pioneer in the discovery of Australia’s biodiversity Historical Records of Australian Science, CSIRO Publishing. Retrieved 17 December 2024. doi:10.1071/HR22015
3. "Lower, Oswald Bertram (1863 - 1925)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
4. "Oswald Bertram Lower". 30 April 2022.

External links

• Image of Lower in Biology of Australian Butterflies page 15.

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