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Dallachy, John (c. 1803 - 1871) |
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| Botanist and Curator | |
| Born: c. 1803 Elginshire, Scotland. Died: 4 June 1871 Rockingham Bay, Queensland, Australia. | |
| John Dallachy was Overseer, then Superintendent, of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens from 1849 to 1857. He was then appointed Curator of the Gardens in 1857, when Ferdinand Mueller became Director. Dallachy held this position until his retirement (resignation?) in 1861. During his time at the Gardens he made several expeditions throughout Victoria to collect botanical specimens. After leaving the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, Dallachy had a brief stint at running his own nursery then moved to North Queensland to collect specimens for the Victorian herbarium. NB: There are several biographical sources for John Dallachy. The dates and information provided vary considerably between the various sources. The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens (2002) is the source used for this summary note. Additional information for the chronology comes from the Australian Dictionary of Biography. |
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