Person
Herbert, Andrew Desmond (1898 - 1976)
- Born
- 17 June 1898
Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 8 September 1976
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist
Summary
Andrew Herbert was Professor of Plant Physiology, University of the Philippines, 1921-1924 and a lecturer in Botany, University of Queensland 1924-1944. The species Eucalyptus herbertiana is named in his honour.
Related entries
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details
Book Sections
- Clifford, H. Trevor, 'Herbert, Andrew Desmond (1898-1976), Professor of Botany' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 14 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), p. 438. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140504b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Herbert, D. A., 'Obituary: Professor L. S. Bagster', Australian Journal of Science, 2 (5) (1940), 139. Details
- Herbert, D. A., 'C. T. White memorial Lecture: the Brisbane Botanic Gardens', Queensland naturalist, 14 (4) (1952), 69-77. Details
- Herbert, D. A., 'The Story of Queensland's Scientific Achievement, 1859-1959', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, lxxi (1959), 1-15. Details
- Herbert, D.A., 'Heber Albert Longman', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, lxvi (7) (1954), 83-88. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5264740. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93540615. Details
- 'Herbert, D A (1898-1976)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-573999. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 18 October 2022
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