Joseph Maiden
Anglo-Australian botanist (1859–1925) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the English painter, see Joseph Maiden (artist).
Joseph Henry Maiden ISO (25 April 1859 – 16 November 1925) was a botanist who made a major contribution to knowledge of the Australian flora, especially the genus Eucalyptus. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Maiden when citing a botanical name.[1]
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Joseph Henry Maiden | |
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Born | (1859-04-25)25 April 1859 St. John's Wood, England |
Died | 16 November 1925(1925-11-16) (aged 66) Turramurra, New South Wales |
Nationality | British |
Awards | Imperial Service Order Linnean Medal in 1915 Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1924 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | botany |
Institutions | Royal Society |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Maiden |
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