Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly (14 December 1850–2 February 1926)

Naturalist with interests in geology, ethnography, and historical anthropology; born at Ansty, Leicestershire, England; studied at the Royal School of Mines, London; worked as a geologist in the UK; became professor of botany in the College of Medicine for Chinese, Hong Kong; moved to Brisbane, Australia in 1891; worked for the Geological Survey of Queensland; died at Molendinar.