The Naturalist

Allan Riverstone McCulloch (1885– 1925) was a leading scientist and talented illustrator, the Australian Museum's most senior curator and its star exhibition designer. Yet history has ignored his many contributions. A free spirit and an expert on Australia's fish species, McCulloch was happiest on field trips collecting specimens on the Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe Island, and beyond. He escaped office politics at the museum to accompany cinematographer Frank Hurley on an expedition to tropical