Ellen Biddulph
Ellen Biddulph collected plant specimens in central Queensland in the 1890s, sending them to the Victorian Government Botanist for identification. The National Herbarium of Victoria holds nearly 400 of her specimens.
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Jessie Spencer
Over 250 of Spencer’s botanical specimens are in the National Herbarium of Victoria.
Ellen Benham
In 1902 Benham was appointed as a botany lecturer at the University of Adelaide.
Diana Richardson Bunbury
Diana Bunbury collected seeds for the Glasnevin Botanic Gardens in Ireland and between 1874 and 1890 sent plant specimens, particularly algae, to Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Melbourne.
Fanny Macleay
Fanny Macleay was an 1800s collector and illustrator of botanical and entomological specimens in Australia.
Fanny Elizabeth De Mole
Fanny Elizabeth De Mole was a British born botanical artist who illustrated and published the first book about South Australian flora, Wildflowers of South Australia(1861), having hand-coloured the lithographic illustrations in each copy.
Chronology
1856
Life event – Family emigrated to Australia from London, England.
1861
Career event – Published Wildflowers of South Australia
Harriette Biddulph
Harriette Biddulph was a prolific collector of botanical specimens of which she sent many to the Government Botanist of Victoria, who named Hemigenia biddulphiana and Astrotriche biddulphiana in her honour.
Harriet Scott
Natural history illustrator whose paintings earned high praise from the Entomological Society and she was elected, like her sister Helena, as an honorary member.
Gussie Knight
Australian botanical artist, winning a bronze medal at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886. Her plant collections were sent to Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Melbourne. The National Herbarium of Victoria holds over 200 of her specimens.
Clara Wehl
Clara Wehl collected plants from across southeast South Australia up until the 1890s and sent them to her brother in Melbourne. Over 150 specimens survive in the National Herbarium of Victoria.