Alexander Carte
| Alexander Carte | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 August 1805 Newcastle West, County Limerick |
| Died | 25 September 1881 (aged 76) Dublin |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Fields | zoology and paleontology |
| Known for | Directorship of the Natural History Museum, Dublin |
Dr Alexander Carte MD, FRCSI, MRIA (11 August 1805 – 25 September 1881) was an Irish zoologist and palaeontologist and was first director Natural History Museum, Dublin.
Alexander Carte was born 11 August 1805 to Edward and Margaret Carte (née Elliot), in Newcastle West, County Limerick, the couple's only son. Edward Carte was an agent for the Devon estates in Co. Limerick. Carte began his education at Mr O'Brien's Academy, Limerick, then entering the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1823. His education progressed, attaining a BA in 1830, MA in 1833, MB in 1840, and finally an MD in 1860. Carte obtained a licence from the RCSI, and became a fellow in 1844, although he never engaged in general practice. Carte married Ellen Dickson circa 1829, living at 14 Northbrook Road, Leeson Park, Dublin, with whom he had no children.
Carte was appointed curator of the RCSI Museum in 1846, overseeing a collections of primarily anatomical specimens, instigating many improvements to the museum and its collections. He then went on to become the director of the Royal Dublin Society Museum in 1851. Carte systematically overhauled the museum's collections, cataloguing, naming and allocating all exhibits into organised groups. During this reorganisation Carte also solicited new acquisitions for the Museum from prominent figures such as Sir Richard Griffith, Sir William Wilde, Andrew Leith Adams, Edward Percival Wright, William Andrews, and . Between 1851 and 1861, a large number of donations were made to the museum, most notably a collection of over 2500 bird skins.
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