Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators (B)

Based on the list  published by J.H. Willis, D. Pearson, M.T. Davis, and J.W. Green, Western Australian Herbarium Research Notes Number 12, August 1986.
Enhanced with information from George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA.

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BABBAGE, Benjamin Herschel	1815-1878	Scientist, explorer, engineer	notes	portrait
BACCHUS, William Henry	1820-1887	Agronomist	notes
BACK, Patricia V.	fl. 1974	Botanist, weed specialist
BACKHOUSE, James	1794-1869	Nurseryman, naturalist missionary	notes
BAEUERLEN, [BAUERLEN] Wilhelm [William]	1845-ext.1901	Botanist, museum collector	notes	portrait
BAGE, Freda ^^	fl. 1885	Member, Field Nats' Club Vic. Collected in Vic.
BAGLIN, Douglass	fl. 1960s-80s	Photographer
BAHLSEN, Emma [also Miss C.] ^^	fl. 1890s	Collected near Mudgee, NSW
BAILEY, Alan	1937-	Botanist, phycologist
BAILEY, Eric Thomas	1910-1980	Agrostologist, plant introduction specialist
BAILEY, Frederick Manson	1827-1915	Colonial Botanist	notes	portrait
BAILEY, J.L.
BAILEY, John (?B.)	1800-1864	Colonial Botanist, gardens curator	notes
BAILEY. John Frederick	1866-1938	Gardens Director, economic botanist	notes
BAILEY, John Rayer	fl. 1950s	Gardens curator
BAIN, J. ^^	fl. 1842	Collected at Mt Irvine, NSW
BAINES, John Thomas	1820-1875	Explorer, artist, cartographer, naturalist, prospector	notes	portrait
BAINES, ^^	?-1855	Collected marine algae in Vic.
BAIRD, Alison Mary, Miss	1906-	Botanist, ecologist
BAIRD, D.D. ^^	fl. 1898	collected at Dubbo, NSW
BAIRD, J. ^^	fl. 1883	collected near Maytown, Palmer R., Qld.
BAKER, (J.) M. ^^	fl. 1891-96	collected in NSW at Picton
BAKER, Richard Thomas	1854-1941	Economic botanist, museum curator, author	notes	portrait
BAKER, William Robert Arton ^^	1857-?	Herbarium keeper, collected in Vic.
BAKET, Miss	fl. 1884	Collected Bloomfield R. area
BALANSA, Bendedict (Benjamin)	1825-1891	French botanist explorer
BALDRY, J.M. ^^	fl. 1883-93	associated with Baldwin Spencer, Vic, Tas
BALE, Colin L.*	1953-	Botanist
BALE, William Mountier (? initial L.) ^^	1851-1940	Microscopist, customs inspector, studied diatoms etc
BALFOUR, Dr ^^	fl. 1841	attributed with lichens from Tas, (? see George ref.)
BALGOOY. M.M.J. see VAN BALCOOY
BALL, Henry Lidgbird	1756-1818	Naval Officer, 1st Fleet, artist	notes
BALL, Lionel Clive	fl. 1889-1960s	Govt geologist, Collected at Wallangarra, Qld
BALL, Robert ^^	fl. 1836	collected lichens, mosses on Macquarie R., NSW
BALLANTYNE [BALLANTINE], Mary	fl. 1840s	collected in Tas. for R.Gunn	notes
BALME, Basil E., Dr	1923-	Palynologist, palaeobotanist
BANACLON, W. ^^	fl. 1887	collected at Olive Downs, NSW
BANCROFT, Joseph, Dr	1836-1894	Surgeon, pharmacologist	notes	portrait
BANCROFT, Thomas Lane	1860-1933	Medical Officer, naturalist, plant breeder	notes	portrait
BANDY, G. ^^	fl. 1878	Collected at Mt Jeffcott, Vic
BANER, Miss	fl. 1884	Collected Bloomfield R. area
BANFIELD, Frederick Sydney	-1967	Writer
BANFIELD, H. ^^	fl.1880	Collected at Ararat, Vic
BANKS, David Paul	1965-	Orchid collector, grower, lecturer	notes	portrait
BANKS, Joseph, Sir	1743-1820	Naturalist, explorer, promoter, Royal Society President	notes	portrait
BANNIER, (? August Wilhelm) ^^	fl. 1849-51	Collected on Kangaroo Is. SA
BAPTIST, John		Horticulturist
BARAGWANATH, William, Jnr,	1878-1966	Geologist, mine surveyor, Director of Geol. survey
BARBER, C.D. ^^	fl. 1878-79	collected at Rolleston, Qld
BARBER, Horace Newton - Prof.	1914-1971	Botanist, cytologist	notes
BARCLAY, George	fl. 1830s	Botanical illustrator
BARCLAY-MILLER, Thomas	fl. 1875-1923	Miner, bailiff	notes
BARKER, Collet - Captain	1784-1831	Soldier, military administrator	notes
BARKER, Mary Ann, Mrs, nee ELRIDGE	1790-1872	Collected seaweeds for Harvey, Vic	notes
BARKER, Mrs (? Susannah nee Hodgkinson)	fl. 1895	Collected for Mueller in Vic	notes
BARKER, Mrs C.A.	fl. 1880	Collected for Mueller in NSW, near Mt Wilson
BARKER, R. ^^	fl. 1898	collected at Albany, WA
BARKER, Robyn Mary, Mrs	1948-	Botanist, taxonomist
BARKER. William Robert - Dr	1948-	Botanist, taxonomist		portrait
BARKLY, Henry - Sir	1815-1898	Colonial administrator. Governor of Victoria	notes
BARLEY, Anita Miriam (nee PODWYSZYNSKI)	1955-	Botanical illustrator	notes	portrait
BARLOW, Bryan Alwyn, Dr*	1933-	Botanist, Herbarium Director, Melaleuca, mistletoe specialist
BARNARD, (?) Charles Ashmale	1867-1942	plant collector Coomooboolaroo, Qld,	notes
BARNARD, Charles E., Dr	fl.1880s	Botanical lecturer, Herbarium curator, writer	notes
BARNARD, Colin	1907-1974	Phytochemist, grassland ecologist		portrait
BARNARD, E. ^^	1786-1861	specimens at Kew collected Aust 1829
BARNARD, Francis George Allman	1857-1932	Writer, editor, pharmacist	notes
BARNARD, Francis W.	1823-1912	Microscopist, chemist	notes
BARNARD, G. ^^	fl. 1897	One of the Barnard family of Coomooboolaroo Stn, Qld
BARNES, J. ^^	?	collected freshwater algae in Vic. for Mueller
BARNES, R. ^^	fl. 1886	collected at Rose Bay, NSW
BARNES, W.E. ^^	fl. 1890	collected on Ovens R., Vic
BARNETT, Olwyn, Mrs*	1925-	Nurse, secretary, SGAP enthusiast, seed-banker	notes
BARNFORD, D. ^^	fl. 1886	collected moss at Ben Lonond, Tas
BARNM, Paul*	1927-	Farmer, naturalist
BARNSLEY, B.Mrs	fl. 1980s	Botanist		portrait
BARON, Henry John Allcock (sometimes Alcock)	1863-1948	Botanical illustrator, lithographer	notes	portrait
BARRETT, Charles Leslie	1880-1959	Naturalist, author, photographer	notes
BARRETT, H.	fl.1880s	Botanical lithographer	notes
BARRETT-LENNARD, Amy Eliza (Mrs Forrest)	1852-1897	Collected for Mueller in WA	notes	portrait
BARRINGTON, F.A. ^^	fl. 1884	collected at Mulligan R., Qld
BARROW, J. ^^	fl. 1897	collected near Kyneton, Vic
BARRY, Elizabeth	1862-1932	collected for Mueller at Moonbah, NSW	notes
BARTLEW-TORR, E.	fl. 1930-1980	Photographer
BARTON, Fred Jnr	fl. 1925
BARTON, Frederick C. W.	fl. 1926-32	Victorian naturalist, bird observer
BARTON, Sarah	1905-
BARTON, W. ^^	1833-1899	collected at Armadilla (Armadillo), Qld
BARTRAM, Edwin Bunting	1878-1964	Bryologist, muscologist
BARTUSCH, G.	fl. 1890s-1900s	Botanical illustrator	notes
BASCHER, W. ^^	fl. 1892	collected near Henty, Vic
BASEDOW, Herbert J., Dr	1881-1933	Scientist, explorer, Chief Protector of Aborigines	notes	portrait
BASS, George, Dr	1771-1803	Explorer	notes
BASSETT, Miss	fl. 1894	Collected for Mueller upper Lachlan River
BASTOW, Austin	-1938	Mayor of Subiaco, W.A.
BASTOW, Richard Austin	1839-1920	Architectural draughtsman, cryptogamist, botanical artist	notes
BATE, Mary Harriet , later Mrs GRIFFITHS	1855-1951	Plant collector, farmer's wife	notes	portrait
BATEMAN, Edward La Trobe	c.1815-1897	Artist, garden designer
BATEMAN, Wilfred [Bill)	1907-	Forester
BATES, Daisy May (nee Margaret DWYER)	1869-1951	Journalist, ethnographer	notes	portrait
BATES, H.E. ^^	fl. 1884-92	Manager, pastoral station, Madura, WA
BATES, L.	fl. 1960s
BATES, Robert J.*	1946-	Teacher, collector of orchids
BATESON. G.
BATIANOFF, George Nicholas	1945-2009	Queensland Herbarium, formerly Ag. Dept. staff, Qld.	notes	portrait
BATRY, I ^^	f. 1888	Collected near Mt Macedon, Vic
BATSCH, J. ^^	fl. 1881	Collected at Gloucester Mtns (Buckets?), NSW
BATT, John (Jack) David	1843-1919	Telegraph linesman	notes
BAUDIN, Thomas Nicolas, Capt.	1754-1803	Explorer, surveyor	notes	portrait
BAUDINET, B. (Miss) ^^	fl. 1883-85	Collected (including algae) in Tas. at lighthouses
BAUDINET, E.E., Miss	fl. 1868-84
BAUDINET, Louisa (Lucy) Isabella Chaulk	1825-1901	Collected for Mueller in Tas.	notes
BAUDOIN (BAUDOUIN) ^^	fl. 1865-68	Collected in SE Asia, Australia, Egypt
BAUER, Ellie, Miss [see BAUER, Sophie . . . below]	1863-1943	Collected (including algae, lichens) at Bloomfield R., Qld	notes
BAUER, Ferdinand Lukas (Lucas)	1760-1826	Botanical artist, accompanied Flinders on voyage around Australia	notes
BAUER, Franz (Francis) Andreas	1758-1840	Botanical artist based in Kew, brother of Ferdinand	notes	portrait
BAUER, Sophie Wilhelmine Eleanore (Ellie)	1863-1943	Collected (including algae, lichens) at Bloomfield R., Qld	notes	portrait
BAUERLEN see: BAEUERLEN
BAUMANN, M. ^^	fl. 1896	Collected in [Royal] National Park, NSW
BAUME, Joseph	1810-	French naval surgeon	notes
BAYER, Randall James	1955-	Botanist	notes	portrait
BAXTER, William	1787- fl. 1822-30	Gardener, botanical collector	notes
BEADLE, Noel Charles William, Prof.	1914 - 1998	Botanist, Prof Botany UNE	notes	portrait
BEAL, A. Miss, probably Ada	fl. 1884-1885	Daughter or Amy, collected for Mueller in Vict	notes
BEAL, Amy (nee MURCH)	1827-1925	Mother of Ada, collected for Mueller in Vict	notes
BEALE	fl. 1960s
BEAMlSH, K. I., Dr	fl. 1970s	Botanist
BEAN, Anthony Russell	1957-	Naturalist, national parks officer	notes
BEARD, John Stanley, Dr*	1916-2011	Botanist, Gardens Director	notes	portrait
BEASLEY, Rubin Cartwright	1878-1956	Farmer	notes
BEASLEY, Th. ^^	fl. 1887	Collected at L. Austin, WA
BEATON, Gordon William*	1911-	Mechanic, photographer, mycologist
BEAUGLEHOLE, Alexander Clifford	1920-2002	Farmer, naturalist, botanist	notes
BEBRA, Jane Charlotte von [see BIBRA]
BECCARI, Odoardo, Dr	1843-1920	Italian botanist, collected in Aust, 1878	notes	portrait
BECHERVAISE, John mayston, Dr	1910-	Poet, explorer, author
BECKER, Lothar	fl. 1850-51	German/Polish botanist, illustrator, esp. fungi	notes
BECKER, Ludwig Philipp Heinrich	1808-1861	Artist, naturalist	notes	portrait
BECKLER, Herman, Dr	1828-1914	Botanist, Medical Officer	notes	portrait
BEDDOME, C.E. ^^	fl. 1882	Collected diatoms, ferns, Tas, Qld
BEDFORD, David John, Dr*	1952-	Executive Assistant (Scientific)
BEDFORD, H.D. ^^	fl. 1890-94	Collected at Pettroy, Wollomombi, NSW, and Vic
BEDFORD, Roger B.	fl. 1960s	Botanist[?], orchidologist
BEDGGOOD, Stella Winifred, Mrs	1916-1978	Naturalist, photographer
BEDWELL, Frederick	1796-1853	Master's mate with P.P. King on Mermaid	notes
BEERE, Frederick (Fred) William ^^	1851-1906	Shepherd; overland telegraph; pastoralist Eucla WA
BEESTON, Gregory Ronald	1948-	Botanist, ecologist
BEETON, Irene, Miss (surname sometimes mispelled BEATON)	1920-	Horticulturist at Canberra Botanic Gardens and its herbarium	notes
BEEVER, Jessica, Mrs	fl. 1980s	Bryologist
BEGVIE, P.		Collector of fungi, Victoria
BEHR, Hans Hermann	1818-1904	Ethnologist, botanist, entomologist	notes	portrait
BELCHER, Robert Orange, Prof.*	1918-2008	Botanist (died 8.1.2008 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA)
BELCHER, Ruby*	fl. 1980s
BELFIELD, A.H. ^^	fl. 1892	Collected at 'Eversleith', Dumaresq, NSW
BELL, Annie, Miss ^^	fl. 1887-90	Collected at Booligal, Lachlan R., NSW
BELL, C.	fl. 1970s
BELL, Graham Harold*	1959-	Botanist, cryptogamist
BELL, M. or N. ^^	1889-96	Collected in [Royal] National Park, Sydney, NSW
BELL, William Alexander ^^	fl. 1861-62	on Burke & Wills Relief Expedition, SA, Qld, NT
BELL, William Robert ^^	1830-	Prospector, farmer, speculator, SA, Vic, Tas. fl. 1880-84
BELL, Miss	fl. 1884	Collected (with A.W. Howitt) in Vic.
BELL, Miss	fl. 1831	Collected in NSW, associated with Allan Cunningham	notes
BELLINGHAUSEN, Fabius Theophilus	1778-1852	Naval officer, explorer, Russian Antarctic expedition	notes
BELSON, E.	fl. 1930s	Botanist, Senior Herbarium officer
BELT, Francis Walter	1862-1938	Solicitor, soldier, naval officer, Horn Exped.	notes
BENGSTON. M.	fl. 1960s
BENHAM, Ellen Ida	1871-1917	Teacher, botany lecturer, herbarium curator	notes	portrait
BENINGA, L. ^^	fl. 1879	Collected at Hahndorf, SA
BENL, Gerhard	1910–2001	Botanist, Senior Herbarium Officer		portrait
BENNETT, A. Mrs. (also as Mrs A. Burnett) ^^	?	Collected at Port Stephens, NSW Specimens at CGE (ex Lindley's herbarium), K.
BENNETT, C.E. or C.S. ^^	fl. 1858	Collected at Bendigo gold diggings, Vic, Specimens at MEL.
BENNETT, C.P. ^^	fl. 1889	Collected on W coast, Tas. Specimen at MEL.
BENNETT, E.	fl. 1920s-40s
BENNETT, Eleanor Marion, Mrs (nee SCRYMGEOUR)	1942-	Botanist	notes	portrait
BENNETT, Frank M.	fl. 1940s
BENNETT, F. ^^	fl. 1889	Collected at Irvinebank, Qld, Apr. 1889. Specimens at BRI.
BENNETT, Frederick Debel ^^	fl. 1830-40	Whaler. On Tuscan voyage to Pacific Ocean 1833-36.
BENNETT, George, Dr	1804-1893	Physician, naturalist, surgeon-naturalist on Sophia	notes	portrait
BENNETT, Ian James	1958-	Botanist
BENNETT, Kenric Harold	c. 1840-1891	Ornithologist, collected plants in NSW for Maiden	notes
BENNETT, Muriel Mary	1880-1958	Collected for Mueller near Sale, Vict	notes
BENNETT, R. Mr ^^	fl. 1886	Collected between Lachlan & Darling Rivers, NSW
BENNETT, S.B. ^^	fl. 1874	Collected between Surrey Hills & Circular Head, Tas
BENNETTS, Harold William, Dr	1898-1970	Veterinary pathologist, author
BENSON, Douglas Howard*	1949-	Botanist, ecologist	notes
BENTHAM, George	1800-1884	English botanist, author, never visited Australia	notes	portrait
BERRARD, Auguste (also as Beraud, Bernaud) ^^	fl. 1845	Captain of LeRhin (q.v.), French naval transport.
BERGGREN, Sven	1837-1917	Explorer. Professor of botany in Sweden, collected cryptogams	notes	portrait
BERG. Rolf, Dr fl.	1970s	Botanist
BERKELEY, M.J. Rev.	1803 - 1889	Algae collector
BERKTON, Miss	fl. 1886
BERNAYS, Lewis Adolphus, Dr	1831-1908	Parliamentary Clerk, horticulturist, collector	notes	portrait
BERNEY, Frederic Lee ^^	1865-1949	Pastoralist. Collected at Elderslie, Winton, Qld, 1897.
BERNHARDI, Theodor ^^	1810-1889	Collected in Australia. Specimens at B, KIEL, L.
BERRY, E. ^^	fl. 1887	Collected at Fairview, C. York Peninsula, Qld, specimens at BRI.
BERTHON, Elizabeth de Crillon (Lily)	1852-1946	Landscape painter, collected for Mueller in Vict	notes
BERTHOUD, George Frederick (range of surname spellings)	1856-1936	Horticulturist, collected widely, most states	notes
BERTOLI, G. ^^	fl. 1886	Collected at L.Boort (Avoca), Vic
BESSA, Pancrace	1772-1835	Botanical artist	notes
BEST, Dudley Robert William	1844-1928	Businessman, naturalist	notes
BEST, Ellen Ann	1842-1918	Collected at Beverley & at Youarding near Toodyay, WA	notes
BEST, Heinrich	1893-1961	Microscopical illustrator
BEST, Henry	1843-
BETCHE, Daniel Ludwig Ernst	1851-1913	Gardens collector, botanist, writer	notes	portrait
BEWS, D.M.	fl. 1906-14	Lichen collector
BEUZEVILLE, Wilfred Alexander Watt de	1884-1954	Forest ecologist, botanist	notes
BEVERIDGE, Peter	1829-1885	Grazier near Swan Hill	notes
BEVERLEY, Ednie	1931-	Botanical artist
BLEVERLEY	fl. 1860s	Collected on Melville Is, [NT]
BEYER, George	1865- >1921	Herbarium assistant	notes
BEYTHIEN, Ernest ^^	fl. 1880s	Chemist, Collected plants at Moonta, Paskeville, SA
BIAGI, Guiseppe ^^	fl. 1868	Italian diplomat, collected around Hobart, Blackheath, Blue Mtns.
BIBBY, Patrick Noel Sumner	1907-1955	Botanist
BIBRA, Jane Charlotte von (also von BEBRA)	1822-1882	Station-owner's wife, near Champion Bay, WA
BICHARD, J. P. ^^	fl. 1890	Collected fungi at Eight-mile Plain, Qld
BICHENO, James Ebenezer	1785-1851	Author, Colonial Secretary	notes	portrait
BICK, Ernest Walter	1870-1949	Horticulturist, botanic gardens curator	notes
BICKFORD, E. ^^	fl. 1897	Collected in WA at New Norcia; Mt Eliza, Perth
BIDDULPH, Alice Caroline (later Mrs Wells)	1873-1971	Collected for Mueller in Qld and WA	notes
BIDDULPH, Ellen Caroline (nee Foot)	1855-1917	Collected for Mueller in Qld.	notes
BIDDULPH, Florence Francis	1879-1964	Collected for Mueller in Qld.	notes
BIDDULPH, Harriette Sophia, Mrs (nee Foot)	1839-1940	Wife of property owner, Mt Playfair, Qld	notes	portrait
BIDDULPH, Muriel Margaret	fl 1956-1966	Amateur collector Mt Playfair, Qld
BIDWELL, J.E.
BIDWILL, John Carne	1815-1853	Horticultural botanist, Gardens Director	notes
BIGGS, B. ^^	fl. 1887	Collected at Rambo, NSW
BIGWOOD, Anthony	fl. 1980	Palaeobotanist
BILLARDIERE, J.J.H. de la see LABILLARDIERE
BILLINGHURST, Farncorabe L. ^^	fl. 1890s	Collected in Vic. at Loddon River, Trentham
BINGHAM, J. ^^	fl. 1896	Collected at Balmoral, NSW
BIRCH, Charles Weldon de Burgh (also as Weld Birch)	fl. 1860-80s	Pastoralist, expedition leader	notes
BIRCH, William R.	1922-	Botanist, phycologist
BIRD, Eric C.P., Dr	fl. 1970s	Physiographer, ecologist
BIRD, H.
BIRD, J. ^^	fl. 1887	Collected at Scarsdale, NSW
BIRD, Simon ^^	fl. 1895	Collected at Eumundi, Qld
BIRNAGE, L.A. ^^	fl. 1879	Collected at Brisbane, Qld
BISHOP, Frederick James	fl 1956	Botanical photographer
BISHOP, H.G.
BISHOP, L. ^^	fl. 1899	Collected at Narrabri, NSW
BISHOP, T. ^^	fl. 1894	Collected alga at Shoalhaven R., NSW
BISHOP, William Charles Eli	1922-1989	Electrical engineer, herbarium volunteer	notes
BISSET, W. ^^	fl. 1899	Collected at Nyngan, NSW
BISSILL, Walter Kirk   (often misspelt BISSELL)	1842-1890	Storekeeper, property owner	notes
BLACK, Albert B.	fl. 1917
BLACK, G., Mrs	fl.1860s
BLACK, John McConnell	1855-1951	Journalist, botanist, flora writer	notes	portrait
BLACK, Lauren	1971-	Botanical artist	notes
BLACK, Niel (Ned)	1804-1880	Pastoralist, politician	notes
BLACK, Raleigh Adelbert	1880-1963	Botanist, physical instructor, commercial traveller	notes
BLACK, Thorby H.	fl. 1943	Son of Raleigh Black,
BLACK, Roger Foster	1923-2008	Botanist, ecologist
BLACKALL, William Edward, Dr	1876-1941	Botanist, medical practitioner	notes	portrait
BLACKBURN, David Thomas, Dr	1951-	Palaeobotanist, businessman
BLACKBURN, G.	c. 1919- extant 1984	Ecologist, geophysicist
BLACKBURNE, John	1839 fl.1900s	Public Service Inspector	notes
BLACKET, H. (or BLACKETT) ^^	fl. 1897	Collected at Gosford, NSW; possibly at Ashfield, Croydon
BLACKMORE, John A.P.	fl. 1960	Orchidologist
BLACKSHAW, A.L.	fl. 1909
BLACKWELL, Marion Isabel (nee PEAKE)	1928-	Botanist, photographer, consultant	notes
BLACKWOOD, Margaret, Dame	1909-	Botanist, geneticist
BLAKE, H.P. ^^	fl. 1890	Collected in NSW at Coonamble
BLAKE, Stanley Thatcher. Dr	1911-1973	Botanist, naturalist, writer	notes	portrait
BLAKE, Trevor Lloyd*	1937-	Botanist, illustrator
BLAKELY, William Faris	1875-1941	Gardener, botanist, eucalyptologist	notes
BLANDOWSKI, Johann Wilhelm Theodor Ludwig von (also William von)	1822-?1880	Artist, photographer, naturalist, mining engineer	notes	portrait
BLAXELL, Donald Frederick*	1934-	Botanist, orchidologist	notes
BLAXLAND, Gregory	1778-1853	Explorer, pioneer farmer. Arrived Sydney, NSW, April 1806
BLAYLOCK, Brian J.	fl. 1965-2005	Volunteer collector in Sth. Aust.		portrait
BLEESER, A.E.
BLEESER, Florenz August Karl	1871-1942	Postmaster, naturalist	notes
BLENHEIM, J. ^^	fl. 1880	Collected at Port Curtis, Qld
BLIGH, William, Governor	1754-1817	Naval officer, cartographer, artist, Vice-Admiral, explorer	notes	portrait
BLOMBERY, Alexander Morris	1913-2002	Author, garden manager
BLOOMER, Harry Howard	1866-1960	Accountant, naturalist
BLOW, Thomas Bates ^^	1854-1941	Made bee-keeping equipment, UK, amateur Characeae collector NT, WA
BLUNDELL, E.H. ^^	fl. 1895	Collected at Eumundi, Qld
BLUNDELL, H. Weld ^^	fl. 1882	Collected at Gordon Downs, Qld
BLYTH, Eliza	1820-1894	Wildflower artist, art school manager, Tas.	notes
BLYTH, Robert	1700s	English engraver for Banks' Florilegium	notes
BLYTH, William C.	fl. 1870s	Lived at 'Honeywood Farm', Huon, Tas, collected for Mueller
BOASE, Isabella (nee Cameron)	1849-1932	Collected at Murtoa, Vic	notes
BODDY, Edward Morton Murray ("Morton")	1903–1973	Nursery proprietor (Eastern Park Nursery, Geelong, Victoria)
BODDY, Edward Ralph ("Ralph")	1933–1989	Nursery proprietor (Eastern Park Nursery, Geelong, Victoria); son of E.M.M.Boddy
BODDY, Gertrude Mollie ("Mollie") (née TAYLOR)	1905–1977	Nursery proprietor (Eastern Park Nursery, Geelong, Victoria); wife of E.M.M.Boddy
BODEN, Robert William, Dr	1935-2009	Gardens Director, research arboriculturalist	notes	portrait
BOEHM, E.P.	fl. 1940s	Naturalist
BOFELDT, Anders Tony	1965-2011	Illawarra rainforest collector, field botanist	notes	portrait
BOGISCH, ^^	?-1903	Missionary at Ebenezer Mission, Vict, collected in 1891
BOLAND, Douglas John*	1947-2001	Forester, seed collector, author	notes	portrait
BOLTON, J. ^^	fl. 1890	Collected in Vic. near Mt Abrupt, The Grampians and in Wimmera
BOND, Ian	fl. 1960s-80s	Photographer
BOND, Richard Wallace	1914-1976	Botanist, ecologist
BONNEY, F.	fl. 1867-87	Sent specimens to Mueller from Mt Murchison, NSW
BONNEY, James Edmund	fl. 1850s
BONNEY, Joseph	1776-1861	Nursery worker
BONPLAND, Aime Jacques Alexandre	1773-1858	Gardener, artist	notes	portrait
BOOMSMA, Clifford David*	1915-2004	Forest botanist, ecologist	notes	portrait
BOORMAN, John Luke	1864-1938	Gardener, herbarium collector	notes
BOOTH, Edward Stirling*	1911-	Botanist, artist
BORCHGREVINK, Carsten Egeberg	1864-1934	Surveyor, scientist, Antarctic explorer, photographer	notes
BOROWITZKA, Lesley Joyce, Dr	1949-	Botanist, phycologist
BOROWITZKA, Michael Armin, Dr	1948-	Botanist, phycologist
BORRER, William ^^	1781-1862	Botanist, lichen collector, did not visit Australia
BORY DE ST VINCENT, Jean Baptiste George Marcellin, Baron de	1778-1846	Zoologist, botanist, military officer	notes	portrait
BOSISTO, Joseph	1827-1898	Research chemist, parliamentarian	notes	portrait
BOSTON, R.	fl. 1888	Collected lichen at Dandenong, Vic
BOSTON, R.H. (Possibly mis-reading of Bastow?) ^^	fl. 1899	Collected lichen on Mt Wellington, Tas.
BOSWELL, Annabella Alexandra Campbell (nee Innes)	1826-1916	Wildflower painter, diarist	notes
BOTT, Harold	1880-1957	Mining engineer	notes
BOUEL, C. ^^	fl. 1881	Collected at Endeavour R., Qld
BOUGAINVILLE, Hyacinthe-Yves-Philippe-Potentien de	1781-1846	French naval officer, navigator.	notes
BOULEY, de, Dr. ^^	fl.1867-72	Collected on NW coast, WA, specimens at BM
BOULTON, T.	fl. 1906	Lichen collector
BOUNE, J.O. ^^	fl. 1887	Collected on Snowy River, Vic.
BOUQUET, Louis	fl. 1800-1817	Botanical engraver	notes
BOUTON, A.F. (also given as BONTOU) ^^	fl. 1890-91	Collected on [upper] Lachlan River, NSW
BOWDEN, Isobel, Miss		Botanist
BOWEN, D. ^^	fl. 1882	Collected at Buxton, Vic
BOWEN, Eliza Theresa (nee Campbell)	1848-1939	Collected at Cape Portland, Tas.	notes
BOWER, Dr. ^^	fl. 1858	Collected in SW Australia. Specimen at K.
BOWER, Colin	1948-	Orchid collector, conservationist	notes	portrait
BOWKETT, Eva F. ^^	fl. 1883-90	Collected in Qld at Walsh R., Hodgkinson R., Herbert R.
BOWMAN, Edward Macarthur	1826-1872	Station worker, botanical collector, esp. for Mueller	notes
BOYCE, John Shaw	1889-
BOYCE, Max W.	fl. 1970s	Botanist
BOYCE, W.	fl. 1940s
BOYD, A.J. ^^	fl. 1881	Collected fungi at Redlands Bay, Qld
BOYD, Emma Minnie	1858-1936	Landscape and genre artist, occasionally painted flowers	notes
BOYD, T. ^^	fl.1894	Collected at Lake Macquarie, NSW
BOYLAND, Desmond Ernest*	1941-	Botanist (forestry)		portrait
BOYLE, A.C.
BOYLE, David	1821-1900	Nurseryman, artist	notes
BRACKENRIDGE, William Dunlop	1810-1893	Scientist, fern collector, US expeditioner	notes
BRADBURY	fl. 1904
BRADHURST, Peggie J., Miss	fl. 1980s	Illustrator
BRADLEY, Henry Houghton Burton	1845-1918	Lawyer, horticulturalist, naturalist	notes
BRADLEY, Patricia B., Mrs	fl. 1980s	Botanist
BRADSHAW, Joseph	1854-1916	Businessman, pastoralist. Led expedition in Kimberley, WA	notes
BRADY, ^^	fl. 1895	Collected at Booral, NSW
BRAINE, Arthur Belgrave	1854-1945	Teacher, orchidologist	notes
BRAIN, J.H. ^^	fl.	Collected in NSW Specimen al K.
BRAITHWAITE, G.
BRAN, L.G. ^^	fl. 1887	Collected at Cumberland, Qld, May 1887
BRAND, Arthur ^^	1860-	Storekeeper, newspaper proprietor, pastoralist, Warracknabeal. Collected 1885.
BRASS, Leonard John, Dr	1900-1971	Explorer, botanist	notes	portrait
BRATT, Geoffrey C.	fl. 1960s	Lichen collector
BRAY, J.S.	fl. 1830s
BRAY, J. ^^	fl. 1892-95	Collected in NSW at Port Jackson 1892, Sydney 1895
BRAZIER, John William	1842-1930	Conchologist; at Australian Museum, Sydney	notes	portrait
BREADEN, A. (?Allan) ^^	fl. 1887	Collected near Mt Burrell, NT
BREAKWELL, Ernest (? J.)	1885-1952	Agronomist, author	notes
BREEDEN, Stanley	fl. 1970s	Naturalist
BREGENZER, H. ^^	fl. 1886	Collected at Ballarat, Vic.
BREIDAHL, Harald Theadore ^^	1853-?	Danish chemist, collected mosses in Aust. 1889-1912
BRENT, Francis ^^	fl. 1850	Marine zoologist, collected some algae in WA
BRETELER, F.J. ^^	fl. 1889	Collected S of Taree, NSW
BRETON, William Henry, Lieut. ^^	fl. 1830-43	Explorer, Naval Officer, collected NSW, WA, Tas
BRETT, Robert Lindsay Gordon	1898-1975	High School Superintendent eucalyptologist	notes
BREWER, James Alexander	1818-1886	Postmaster	notes
BREWSTER, Agnes A.	fl. 1907-09	Botanist
BREWSTER, S. [?A.)	fl. 1907-09
BREWSTER, R. ^^	fl. 1875	Collected near Penola, SA
BRIDGE, Cyprian A.G., Capt.	fl. 1884	Naval officer
BRIDLE, G. ^^	fl. 1896	Collected on Preston River, WA
BRIGGS, Barbara Gillian, Dr*	1934-	Botanist, biosystematist	notes	portrait
BRIGGS, John D.	1954-	Ecologist, rare and threatened plant specialist		portrait
BRIGGS, Walter E.	1866/7-1948?	Forester, collected at Muttaburra, Warrego, Qld, 1886-90
BRINTALL, S.E.	fl. 1914
BRITTAN, Norman Henry, Dr*	1920-	Botanist, illustrator
BRITTLEBANK, Charles Clifton	1862-1945	Illustrator, naturalist, mycologist	notes
BRITTON, Edward		Botanist
BROADBENT, J. ^^	fl.1892	Collected at Mitta Mitta, Vic
BROCK, John	1951-	Photographer, author, conservationist		portrait
BROCK, Margaret Anne	1951-	Botanist
BROCKLEBANK, L.
BROCKMAN, George Julius (also as C.J.)	1850-1912	Pastoralist north-west WA	notes	portrait
BROCKWAY, George Ernest Emerson	1900-1973	Forester, eucalyptologist	notes	portrait
BROGDEN, James ^^	fl. <1857	Collected in Australia; 85 specimens sold in London; now at CGE.
BROMFIELD, C.W. ^^	fl. 1890	Collected on Delatite River, Vic
BRONGNIART, Adolphe	1801-1876	Palaeobotanist		portrait
BROOKER, Murray Ian Hill*	1934-	Botanist, eucalyptologist	notes	portrait
BROOKES, G. B.	1868-?	Agriculture Dept worker, Qld.	notes
BROOKING, J. ^^	fl. 1887	Collected toxic plants in WA, specimens at MEL
BROOKS, John Paul	1848-1930	Pastoralist	notes
BROOKS, Sarah Theresa, Miss	1850-1928	Artist, algae collector, Vict, WA.	notes
BROOM, R. ^^	fl. 1891-94	Collected at Muldiva, Bolwarra Stn, Herbert R, Qld; Cudal, NSW
BROOME		Palaeobotanical collector
BROOME, Mary Anne (nee STEWART)	1831-1911	Author (as 'Lady Barker'), collected seaweeds	notes
BROTHERTON, Anna Mary Winifred, Miss	1874-1956	Collected in Vic; Barker Ck, Loddon R. Castlemaine, Mt Alexander	notes
BROUGH, Patrick	1885-	Botanist
BROWN, Andrew Phillip	1951-	Orchidologist
BROWN, Clarence Dircksey ^^	1864-19?	Pearler, station-hand, overseer; Fortescue WA
BROWN, Elizabeth Anne	1956-2013	Botanist, specialising in bryophytes, NSW
BROWN, F.H.	fl. 1898	(possibly entry below?)
BROWN, Forest Buffon Harkness ^^	1873-1959	Collected at Merrigoen [Merrygoen] near Mudgee, NSW
BROWN, Geoffrey Wilfred	1891-	Collected near Greenhills WA
BROWN, George	1835-1917	Methodist missionary, Pacific and Aust	notes	portrait
BROWN, G.R. ^^	fl. 1892-99	Forester. Collected in NSW at Port Macquarie etc
BROWN, Henry Yorke Lyell   (? initials H.I.L)	1844-1928	Government geologist, WA, SA, NSW, NZ	notes	portrait
BROWN, J. ^^	fl. 1890	Collected at Tewantin, Qld
BROWN, John Ednie	1848-1899	Forest conservator, botanist	notes	portrait
BROWN, John Mrs. ^^	fl. 1895	Specimens collected at Casdereagh River, NSW
BROWN, Joseph Tilley ^^	1845-1925	Businessman, politician. Had property at Echuca
BROWN, Kenneth ^^	1837-76	Pastoralist at Glengarry near Geraldton, WA, expeditioner
BROWN, Lucy   (nee Clifton) ^^	1830-1906	Collected seaweeds for Harvey, Vasse, WA
BROWN, Malcolm	1938-	Teacher, orchid collector, north Qld	notes
BROWN, Maitland	1843-1905	Resident Magistrate, explorer	notes
BROWN, Michael James*	1945-	Botanist
BROWN, Raymond	1947-	Nurseryman, Grevillea Garden manager
BROWN, R.J. ^^	fl. 1891	Collected at Bargo, 'Camborn', NSW
BROWN, Robert	1773-1858	Naturalist, botanist, author, librarian (botany)	notes	portrait
BROWN, Robert H., Dr
BROWN, Robert Neal Rudmore	1879-?
BROWN, Thomas ^^	1836-1919	Pastoralist. Vic, SA, explored NT, settled at Nullarbor Stn
BROWN, William ^^	fl. 1788	Botanical assistant, gardener, on HMS Bounty with Bligh
BROWN, William	fl.1885
BROWN, William T. or P. [Either initial on plant labels]	fl. 1925		notes
BROWNE, J. Stuart ^^	fl. 1874-77	Collected at Port Lincoln, SA, also possibly Nullarbor Plain 1891
BROWNE, James Howard*	1919-2004	Shire gardener, Victoria	notes	portrait
BROWNE, John Harris, Dr	1817-1904	Surgeon, pastoralist, naturalist, author	notes	portrait
BROWNE, Margaret Marie [Maria], (nee RILEY ) ^^	fl. 1893	Wife of squatter on Murrumbidgee River later police magistrate in NSW
BROWNLESS, T.H. ^^	fl. 1887	Collected at Deniliquin, NSW
BROWNSCOMBE, W.S.
BRUBAKER, Curt L.	fl. 1990-2000s	Plant systematist, CSIRO		portrait
BRUCE, John Leek	1850-1921	Sanitary engineer, teacher	notes
BRUCKNER, John (Johannes) ^^	fl. 1885	Collected at Mossgiel between Darling & Lachlan Rivers, NSW
BRUMBY. F., Miss ^^	fl. 1875-90	Collected in Tas. at Georges Bay, Thomas Plain, Perth, Hamilton-on-Forth
BRUMBY, Rebecca ^^	fl. 1885-95	Collected for Mueller in NSW and Victoria
BRUMMITT, Richard Kenneth, Dr	1937-2013	Botanist, author, nomenclaturist, based at Kew, collected in Australia
BRUMMITT, Robert, Dr	1851-1927	Medical practitioner, Burra, SA	notes
BRUNDOCH, Miss ^^	fl. 1885	Collected on upper Clarence R., NSW
BRUNT, W. ^^	fl. 1886	Collected at Cranbourne, Vic
BRYAM, W.J. ^^	fl. 1898	Collected freshwater algae at Brisbane, Qld
BRYANT, Mrs		Herbarium assistant
BRYMER, Miss ^^	fl. 1897-98	Collected at Hopetoun, Vic
BRYSON, J. ^^	fl. 1897	Collected at Brushy Mountain near Gloucester, NSW
BUCHAN, Alexander	-1769	Botanical artist
BUCHANAN, A.M.	1944-	Herbarium botanist, Tas
BUCHANAN, D. ^^	fl. 1894	Collected at Mackay, Qld
BUCHANAN, J.H. ^^	fl. 1896	Collected at Challie near Horsham, Vic
BUCHANAN, J. ^^	fl. 1886	Collected ferns in NSW
BUCHANAU, G. ^^	fl. 1888	Collected at Manly, NSW
BUCHER, W. ^^	fl. 1896	Collected near Henty, Vic
BUCHINGER, Jean Daniel ^^	1805-1888	Cited by Beck (1888) as a collector in Australia but apparently in error
BUCK, E. (? Elizabeth nee Harman) ^^	1827-1905	Collected at Kangaroo Island, SA, husband mariner Kingscote
BUCKINGHAM, W. ^^	fl. 1886-99	Collected in NSW at Bondi, lichens at Wahroonga
BUCKLAND, Thomas ^^	1814-96	Merchant, pastoralist, arrived NSW 1830, travelled widely, incl. Monaro, Dubbo
BUCKLAND, Victor ^^	fl. 1890-94	Collected on Thompson R, Qld
BUCKLER
BUCKLEY   (? A.K.) ^^	fl. 1895	Collected at junction of Ovens & Murray Rivers,Vic
BUCKNALL, H. ^^	fl. 1878	Collected at Tulgollni (?), Majorca, Vic
BUETTNER, ^^	fl. 1848	Collected on Gawler River, SA
BUFTON, John, Rev.	1855-1911	Clergyman, collected in Tasmania, NSW, also collected fossils	notes
BULFIN, Margaret	fl. 1970s	Botanist
BULL, Henrietta Ann [Mary] (nee Wells) ^^	1830-	Wife of Henry Bull, pioneer settler in WA, collected specimens for James Mangles
BULL, William Perkins ^^	1819-82	Collected (including mosses) at Tumbarumba, NSW
BULLER, G.A.	fl. 1890	Collected on Hunter River, NSW
BULLOCK, Katherine Sarah Mrs (nee Baker)	?-1907	Collected in Wimmera, Vic, upper Darling & Warrego Rivers, Qld/NSW	notes
BUNBURY, Amelia Matilda, Mrs (nee PRIES)	1863-1956	Collected for Mueller in WA	notes
BUNBURY, D.A., Mrs	fl. 1886-1892
BUNBURY, Diana Richardson, Miss	1811-1898	WA plant and algal collector	notes
BUNBURY, May Mrs ^^	fl. 1894	Collected at Busselton and elsewhere in southern WA
BUNBURY, Mervyn ^^	fl. 1882-84	Drover? collected on Gascoyne River, WA
BUNBURY, Richard Hamner	1813-1857	Midshipman, squatter, artist	notes
BUNCE, Daniel	1813-1872	Gardens curator, nurseryman	notes	portrait
BURBIDGE, Andrew. Dr	1942-	Wildlife officer
BURBIDGE, Nancy Tyson, Dr	1912-1977	Botanist, agronomist, bibliographer, author	notes	portrait
BURBIDGE, W.
BURBURY, Francis Edward	1866-1955	Microscopist, horticulturist
BURDETT, William	1871-1940	Orchardist, horticulturist
BURGER, Dennis, Dr	fl.1960-85	Palynologist
BURGES, Alan, Prof.	fl. 1930s	Botanist, bryologist
BURGES, N.A.
BURGES, William	fl. 1858	Arrived Swan River, WA, 1830, farmed at Upper Swan, York, Champion Bay	notes
BURGESS, C. ^^	fl. 1886	Collected at McPherson Ra., NSW
BURGESS, Colin Ernest Bryce Hawthorne, Rev	1907- 1987	Anglican clergyman, botanist	notes
BURGIS, Thomas	fl. 1760s-90s	Botanical artist
BURGMAN, Mark	1956-	Botanist, ecologist
BURKE, David	1854-1897
BURKE, Don	1947-	Author, Media horticulturist
BURKHILL, E.M. ^^	fl. 1897	Collected in Vic., (see expanded note in A. George's ABC book)
BURKITT, Alexander Horace ^^ (possibly same as next entry)	fl. 1855-64	Flower and fossil painter, plant collector
BURKITT, Arthur Horace ^^	1836-	Geologist, painter & telegraphist, Williamstown, Geelong, Portland, Vic., then Qld
BURKITT, Edward ^^	fl. 1861	Lived at Windsor, Vic. Recorded by Mueller as a collector
BURKITT, Ellen Gaskin (nee Carige)	c.1840-1916	Wife of stock inspector, collected for Mueller in SA	notes
BURKITT, George	1830-?	Pastoralist, collected at Peak Downs, Qld
BURKITT, John ^^	1835-	Pastoralist on Lachlan R., NSW, collected Lake Gilles, near Iron Knob, SA
BURKITT, William Christopher	1839-1908	Sheep farmer, collected near Lake Gilles, SA
BURN, David ^^	1799-1875	Playwright, journalist, settler, arrived Aust 1826, died in NZ
BURNABY		Phycologist
BURNELL, T.C. ^^	fl. 1893-97	Collected between Bombala & Cooma, Albury, NSW
BURNET, Mr ^^	fl. 1830	Lived at Sydney, NSW. Sent fossil wood to Edinburgh
BURNS, [Cl.] Miss	fl.1890	Collected for Mueller at Richardson River, Vict.
BURNS, S.G.
BURNS, Thomas Edgar*	1905-1983	Teacher, author, horticulturist	notes	portrait
BURNSIDE, D.G.*	1950-
BURRELL, J.C. ^^	fl. 1893	Collected at Pymble, NSW
BURRONS, (? Burrows)	fl. 1900	Collected in SA
BURROW, Robert John Gordon	1877-1957	Chief Inspector of Forests	notes
BURTALL, F.W. ^^	fl. 1889	Collected at Northampton Downs, Qld
BURTON, David	-1792	Gardener	notes
BURTON, Dora, Mrs	fl. 1970s
BURTON, H.S.		Lithographer
BURTON, N. ^^	fl. 1892	Collected at Port Arthur, Tas
BURTON, R.C.	fl. 1871-90	Surveyor Overland Telegraph, collected elsewhere	notes
BUSSELL, Charlotte Harriet, Miss	1858-1926	WA plant collector	notes
BUSSELL, Charlotte Josephine	1849-1929	Collected plants for Mueller in WA.	notes
BUSSELL, Edith Agnes, Miss	1854-1939	Station manager, WA plant collector	notes
BUSSELL, Filumena Mary, Miss	1876-1944	WA plant collector (see note)
BUSSELL, Frances Louisa, Miss	1851-1925	WA plant collector (see note)
BUSSELL, Grace Vernon, Miss	1860-1935	Heroine of the 1876 Georgette shipwreck, WA plant collector (see note)		portrait
BUSSELL, Violet May, Miss	1869-?	WA plant collector
BUTLER, Amy S. Miss	fl.1889	Teacher ladies college, South Yarra, collected at Windsor, Vict
BUTTLER, Ann Miss	fl.1887-88	Collected for Mueller at Dumaresq and Macintyre Rivers, NSW
BUTLER, Annie, Miss ^^	fl. 1860-90s	Painted published watercolours of Aust flora, collected NSW, Qld
BUTLER, Geoffrey	1951-	Plumber, horticulturist, nurseryman, consultant	notes	portrait
BUTLER, William Henry (Harry)	1930-	Naturalist, media personality
BUTLER, Rev. ^^	fl. 1893	Collected moss at Bathurst Harbour Tas
BYERLEY, Frederick John ^^	fl. 1881	Road engineer, Qld; collected at Rockhampton, Springsure
BYNOE, Benjamin, Dr	?1803-1865	Naval Surgeon, plant collector	notes
BYRAM, William J. ^^	1864-1922	Solicitor, freshwater algae interest, collected Qld
BYRNE, A.	fl. 1857	Collected at Warrnambool, Vic
BYRNE, Elizabeth	fl. 1810-1849	Botanical engraver	notes
BYRNE, P.M. (sometimes J.) ^^	fl. 1880s	Pastoralist, collected at Charlotte Waters, NT
BYRNES, Norman Brice*	1922-1998	Botanist	notes	portrait
BYRNES, ^^	fl. 1898	Collected on lower Darling River, NSW

^^ = Source: George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA. [consult for source references]

* = information contributed by the collector/illustrator themselves (to Willis et al) pre 1986

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