Name Theodore Flynn Children Errol Flynn | Role Biologist | |
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Died October 23, 1968, Liss, United Kingdom Spouse Lily Mary Young Flynn (m. 1909), Lily Mary Young (m. 1909–1967) Parents John Flynn, Jessie B. Thomson Grandchildren Sean Flynn, Rory Flynn, Deirdre Flynn, Arnella Roma Flynn Similar People Errol Flynn, Sean Flynn, Nora Eddington, Patrice Wy, Lili Damita | ||
Errol Flynn's inside joke to his father
Theodore Thomson Flynn (11 October 1883 - 23 October 1968) was an Australian marine biologist and a professor in both Tasmania and the United Kingdom.
He was born in Coraki, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Jessie B. (nee Thomson) and John Flynn, and died in Liss, Hampshire, England. He became a biology lecturer at the University of Tasmania in 1909, becoming professor in 1911 and teaching there until 1930. He married his wife, Lily Mary (Marelle) Young on 23 January 1909.
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. He was the father of the actor Errol Flynn, and named one new species that he discovered – Gibbonsia erroli – after his son.