Thomas P. Lucas Thomas P. Lucas i(A25668 works by) (a.k.a. Thomas Pennington Lucas; T. P. Lucas)
Born: Established: 29 Jul 1843 Dunbar,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 15 Nov 1917 Brisbane, Queensland,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1876
Heritage: Scottish
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BiographyHistory

Lucas was educated in England at Shakespeare's Grammar School, Stratford-on-Avon; New Kingswood School, Bath; and Helston Grammar School, Cornwall. After his arrival in Australia he lived for ten years in Victoria before moving to Queensland. He was a practising physician in Brisbane and investigated the possible use of pawpaw for medicinal purposes. He was the original manufacturer of well-known Queensland product, Lucas's Paw Paw Ointment.

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Notes

  • Hornibrook, A Bibliography of Queensland Verse (1953) asserts that Lucas used the pseudonym 'Achilles Douglas' but this claim is discredited by research into Lucas undertaken by Dr Bill Metcalf in 2005.
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Achilles Douglas
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