Biographical entry Rogers, Richard Sanders (1861 - 1942)

Summary

Richard Sanders Rogers was consulting physician at the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital 1897-1942 and a hypnotist of some note. He became a world authority on Australasian orchids describing over 113 new species and 3 new genera working closely with R. Fiveash and H.M.R. Rupp.

Archival resources

Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide

• Richard Sanders Rogers - Records, 1890 - 1942; Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide. Details

Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium

• Richard Sanders Rogers - Records, 1861 - 1942; Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium. Details

National Herbarium, Melbourne

• Richard Sanders Rogers - Records, 1912 - 1937, MSS 4; National Herbarium, Melbourne. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Gibberd, Joyce, 'Rogers, Richard Sanders (1861-1942), Orchidologist and Physician', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, p. 443. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110450b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• 'Obituary: Dr. R. S. Rogers', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 4, no. 5, 1942, p. 154. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Rogers, R S', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-476062. Details