Williamson, Herbert Bennett (1860-1931)

Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
Herbert Bennett
Last name
Williamson
Initials
H.B.
Life Dates
1860 - 1931
Collecting Dates
1902 - 1930
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
MEL (main), MELU (main), A, AK, BM, E, F, G, K, KIEL, MO, NH, NSW, P
Countries
Australasia: Australia
Associate(s)
Ewart, Alfred James (1872-1937) (co-author)
Biography
Australian schoolteacher from Beechworth, Victoria. He was interested in natural history from an early age and collected extensively in Victoria. H.B. Williamson was given the honorary position of Keeper of the Herbarium (1929-1931) at the Botany School, University of Melbourne (MELU) and his original material was also deposited at MEL. He co-authored the Flora of Victoria (1931), published a monograph of the genus Pultenaea (1920-1928) and an account of ferns of Victoria (1926). Plants from Victoria named after him included Grevillea williamsonii F. Muell. and Pultenaea williamsonii Maiden and Westringia williamsonii B. Boivin.
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 706; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. T-Z (1988): 1164;
Williamson, Herbert Bennett (1860-1931)
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