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von Mueller, Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich (1825 - 1896)

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Botanist and Naturalist

Born: 30 June 1825 Rockstock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. Died: 10 October 1896 South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.

Ferdinand Jakob H. von Mueller was the first Government Botanist of Victoria and held the post for 43 years from 1853 until his death. From 1853-73 Mueller was Director of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens and in 1855-56 was naturalist to the North Australian Exploring Expedition. He was the inaugural president, Royal Society of Victoria, 1860.

Career Highlights

Mueller was council member of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science, 1854; council member of the Philosophical Society of Victoria, 1854; first honorary member, Philosophical Institute of Victoria, 1855; president, Philosophical Institute of Victoria, 1859; inaugural president, Royal Society of Victoria, 1860.

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Newell, Jennifer and Sutherland, Denise, 'Scientists and Colonists', Australasian Science, vol. Summer, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/journal/as_colonists.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000663. [ Details ]
Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000663. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 18 October 2006

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