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Biographical entry Rupp, Harman Montague Rucker (1872 - 1956)
- Born
- 27 December 1872
Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 2 September 1956
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist and Clergyman
Summary
Harman Montague R. Rupp studied botany at the University of Melbourne (BA 1897). He had many posts as priest and from 1899 made a census of the native plants of his parishes. From 1924 he concentrated on orchids and wrote many books and papers on the subject.
Archival resources
National Herbarium, Melbourne
- Harman Montague Rucker Rupp - Records, 1892 - 1956; National Herbarium, Melbourne. Details
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
- Harman Montague Rucker Rupp - Records, 1885 - 1956; Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Details
University of Melbourne, Botany School
- Harman Montague Rucker Rupp - Records, 1885 - 1956; University of Melbourne, Botany School. Details
Published resources
Books
- Gilbert, Lionel, The Orchid Man: the Life, Work and Memoirs of the Rev. H.M.R. Rupp (1872-1956), Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1992, 248 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Gilbert, L. A., 'Rupp, Herman Montague Rucker (1872-1956), Clergyman and Botanist', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 480-481. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110489b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Rupp, H M R', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-574066. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 August 2006
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