Theodore Thomson Flynn

Theodore Thomson Flynn (11 October 1883 - 23 October 1968) was an Australian marine biologist and a professor in both Tasmania and the United Kingdom.

Flynn was born in Coraki, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Jessie B. (née Thomson) and John Flynn.[1] He became a biology lecturer at the University of Tasmania in 1909, becoming professor in 1911 and teaching there until 1930.[2] He married his wife, Lily Mary (Marelle) Young on 23 January 1909.[3] Flynn then moved to Northern Ireland where he served as the Chair of Zoology at Queen's University of Belfast from 1931-1948. After the Belfast Blitz Flynn was the Chief Casualty Officer for the city.[4] Flynn (Esq., D.Sc.,M.R.I.A.,) was awarded the "Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" - "Additional Members of the Civil Division" on 1st January 1945 at his Belfast address: 40 Cadogan Park, Belfast.[5] He was the father of film actor Errol Flynn, and named one new species that he discovered – Gibbonsia erroli – after his son. Also named after Flynn is: Flynn Lake, Macquarie Island, TasmaniTheodore.[6]

Flynn died in Liss, Hampshire, England.[7]

References
  1. "Biography of Theodore Thomson Flynn". University of Tasmania. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. "Theodore Thomson Flynn profile". Biographical Entry. Encyclopedia of Australian Science. 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. Profile, Australian Dictionary of Biography; accessed 26 January 2017.
  4. Professor T.T. Flynn with his wife Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, multitext.ucc.ie; accessed 26 January 2017.
  5. "Belfast Gazette (number 1,223)" (PDF).
  6. "Theodore Thomson Flynn and Errol Flynn: the Professor and the Tasmanian Devil exhibition - University of Tasmania Library". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. Centre, The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research. "Flynn, Theodore Thomson - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 26 January 2018.


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