1 5 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁natural ist , ▁zo ologist ▁and ▁ent om ologist ▁who ▁made ▁significant ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁history ▁of ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Water house ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁London , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁solic itor ▁J . ▁W . ▁Water house . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁keen ▁natural ist ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁George ▁Robert ▁Water house ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁( N atural ▁History ). ▁On ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁he ▁married ▁F anny ▁She ph erd ▁Abb ott ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 5 ), ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁they ▁sa iled ▁for ▁South ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁Sydney , ▁the ▁first ▁ste amer ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁voyage . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁had ▁five ▁sons ▁and ▁one ▁daughter . ▁ ▁His ▁original ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁prospect ▁for ▁gold ▁at ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁dig g ings , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁un success ful ▁and ▁found ▁employ ment ▁with ▁C . ▁T . ▁H arg ra ve , ▁surve ying ▁in ▁the ▁Mount ▁Lo fty ▁R anges ▁and ▁K ang ar oo ▁Island . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁became ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Institute ▁Museum , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁and ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁helped ▁to ▁found ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁with ▁the ▁don ation ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁valuable ▁ent