Biographical entry White, Cyril Tenison (1890 - 1950)

Summary

Cyril Tenison White was Queensland Government Botanist 1918-50. He was a grandson of F.M. Bailey and started as his pupil-assistant in 1905. He published "Principles of botany for Queensland farmers" (1938).

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Archival resources

Queensland Herbarium

• Cyril Tenison White - Records, 1920 - 1951; Queensland Herbarium. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Sumner, R., 'White, Cyril Tenison (1890-1950), Botanist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 463-464. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120518b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• 'Obituary: Cyril Tenison White', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 13, no. 2, 1950, p. 43. Details
• 'Cyril Tenison White, 1890-1950', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, vol. lxii, 1952, pp. 35-48. Details
• White, C. T., 'The Bailey Family and its Place in the Botanical History of Australia', The Journal of the Historical Society of Queensland, vol. 3, 1944, pp. 362-383. Details
• White, C.T., 'Henry Tryon, First Honorary Secretary, Royal Society of Queensland, and His Place in Queensland Science', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, vol. lvi, no. 8, 1945, pp. 44-80. Details
• White, C.T., 'F.M. Bailey: His Life and Work', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, vol. lxi, 1950, pp. 105-114. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'White, C T', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-479853. Details