Biographical entry Maiden, Joseph Henry (1859 - 1925)

Summary

Joseph Henry Maiden became the Curator of the new Technological Museum, Sydney in 1880 and in 1896 Director of the Botanic Gardens and New South Wales Government Botanist. He wrote several major books on Australian botany and founded the National Herbarium, Sydney in 1901.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Angus & Robertson - Records, 1824 - 1933, ML MSS 314; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Herbarium, Melbourne

• Joseph Henry Maiden - Records, 1892 - 1894, MSS M14; National Herbarium, Melbourne. Details

Powerhouse Museum

• Joseph Henry Maiden - Records, 1882 - 1920, MRS 4, 6-16, 125, 202, 256 ...; Powerhouse Museum. Details

Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

• Joseph Henry Maiden - Records, 1896 - 1925; Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Details

Western Australia Herbarium

• Joseph Henry Maiden - Records, 1910 - 1920, 582.883(044) Mai; Western Australia Herbarium. Details

Published resources

Books

• Gilbert, Lionel, The Little Giant: The Life and Work of Joseph Henry Maiden, 1859-1925, Kardoorair Press in association with the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens, Armidale, NSW, 2001, 429 pp. Details
• Maiden, J. H., Sydney Botanic Gardens: biographical notes concerning the officers in charge, Sydney, 1902. Details
• Maiden, J.H., Wattles and wattle barks: being hints on the conservation and cultivation of wattles together with particulars of their value, Government Printer, Sydney, 1891. Details

Book Sections

• 'Maiden, Joseph Henry (1859-1925)', in Chisholm, Alec H. (ed.), Australian Encyclopaedia, vol. 5, grolier, Sydney, 1965, pp. 463-464. Details
• Hall, Norman, 'Maiden, Joseph Henry (1859-1925)', in Botanists of the Eucalypts, CSIRO, Melbourne, 1978, pp. 90-91. Details
• Lyons, Mark; Pettigrew, C. J., 'Maiden, Joseph Henry (1859-1925), Botanist and Public Servant', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 381-383. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100375b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• 'Joseph Henry Maiden, 1859-1925', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 55, 1930, pp. 355-370. Details
• Blake, S. T., 'Some Pioneers in Plant Exploration Classification', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of Queensland, vol. lxvi, no. 1, 1954, pp. 1-19. Details
• Froggatt, Walter W., 'The Curators and Botanists of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney.', Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. xviii, III, 1932, pp. 101-133. Details
• Gilbert, Lionel, 'From Joseph Banks to Joseph Maiden: Towards a Scientific Botanic Garden', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 11, no. 3, 1997, pp. 283-310. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9971130283.htm. Details
• Maiden, J., 'Brief memories of Baron von Mueller. in Presidential Address', vol. xivi, 1912, pp. 8-11. Details
• Maiden, J. H., 'Records of Western Australian Botanists', Journal of the West Australian Natural History Society, no. 6, 1909, pp. 5-33. Details
• Maiden, J. H., 'Curators and Botanists of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. 14 & 17, 1928. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Some New South Wales Tan-Substances, Part 2', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 21, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1887, pp. 82-102. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Some New South Wales Tan Substances, Part III', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 21, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1887, pp. 181-216. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Some New South Wales Tan-Substances, Part 1', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 21, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1887, pp. 27-43. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Some New South Wales Tan Substances, Part IV. -- Leaves only.', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 21, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1887, pp. 250-281. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Some Reputed Medicinal Plants of New South Wales (Indigenous Species only) reprinted from Vol. 3 (2nd Series) Proc. Linn. Soc NSW', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1888, pp. 116-119,133-136, 150-152,178-180. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Some New South Wales Tan-Substances. Part V. (Including an Account of Lowenthal's Process for the Estimation of Tannic Acid', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 22, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1888, pp. 259-277. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Bibliography of the Chemistry of Indigenous Australian Vegetable Products', Report of the First Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 1, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1888, pp. 183-193. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Some Reputed Medicinal Plants of New South Wales. (Indigenous Species only)', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 3, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1889, pp. 355-393. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'On Cedar Gum (Cedrela australis, F. v. M.)', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1889, pp. 1047-1049. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Botany Bay or Eucalyptus Kino', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1889, pp. 221-222,321-323. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'The Examination of Kinos as an Aid in the Diagnosis of Eucalypts. Part II. - The Gummy Group', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1889, pp. 1277-1287. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Gums and a Resin, Produced by Australian Proteaceae', Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide, South Australia, vol. 12, Philosophical Society of Adelaide, Adelaide, 1889, pp. 54-59. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'The Examination of Kinos as an Aid in the Diagnosis of Eucalypts. Part I.- The Ruby Group', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1889, pp. 605-618. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Coumarin in the Vegetable Kingdom', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1889, p. 80. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Notes on the Resins of Two Queensland Species of Araucaria', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, vol. 7, Published for the Society by Warwick & Sapsford, Brisbane, 1889, pp. 1-5. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Liquid Kino', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, NEW SERIES, vol. 2, Stillwell and Co., Melbourne, 1890, pp. 82-83. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'On the Gum of the Leopard-Tree (Flindersia maculosa F.v.M.)', Report of the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 2, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1890, pp. 379-380. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'On Cedar Gum (Cedrela australis, F.v.M.)', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1890, pp. 1063-1064. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Observations on the Gums Yielded by Two Species of Ceratopetalum', Report of the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 2, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1890, pp. 381-383. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'On Grass-Tree Gum. ', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1890, pp. 429-444. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'The Chemistry and Commercial Possibilities of Wattle Gum', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1890, pp. 869-871, 980-982. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Liquid Kino', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1890, p. 27. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Sterculia Gum: its Similarities and Dissimilarities to Tragacanth. Occurrence of Parabin in Sterculia Gums', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1890, pp. 381-385, 390; 868. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'The Gum of the Leopard-Tree (Flindersia maculosa,F.v.M.)', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1890, pp. 540-541. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Macrozamia* (Encephalartos) Gum. (Including a Discussion of the Question --What is Bassorin?) *Syn. Encephalartos', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1890, pp. 7-8. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Macrozamia (Encephalartos) Gum (Including a discussion of the question --- What is Bassorin?)', The Chemist and Druggist of Australasia, vol. 5, 1890, pp. 20, 44-45. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Australian and Tasmanian Sandarach', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1890, pp. 562-564. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Spinifex Resin', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1890, p. 998. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'On the Oleo-Resin of Canarium muelleri, Bailey: Together with Notes on Manila elemi', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, vol. 8, Published for the Society by Warwick & Sapsford, Brisbane, 1890-1891, pp. 95-100. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Observations on the Gums Yielded by Two Species of Ceratopetalum', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1891, p. 742. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'The Examination of Kinos as an Aid in the Diagnosis of Eucalypts. Part III. -The Turbid Group', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, 1891, pp. 389-426. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Angophora Kino', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1891, pp. 253-257. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'On Two Undescribed Exudations from the Leguminosae', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1891, pp. 679-681. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'On the Occurrence of a Gum in Echinocarpus (Sloanea) Australis, Benth.', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1891, pp. 140-142. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'On Grass-Tree Gum', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1891, pp. 902-906. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'On Panax Gum', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1892, pp. 35-39. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Notes on the Exudations Yielded by Some Australian Species of Pittosporum', Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 4, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1892, pp. 289-296. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Notes on the Exudations Yielded by Some Australian Species of Pittosporum, reprinted from Aust Assoc Adv Sci Report, meeting, Hobart, 1892', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1892, pp. 59-60, 79-80. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Notes on Eucalyptus Oils (reprinted from Australasian J. Pharm., March 15)', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1892, pp. 944-946. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Fish Poisons of the Australian Aborigines', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. 5, Government Printer, Sydney, 1894, pp. 470-472. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'A Suspected Poison Plant', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. 5, Government Printer, Sydney, 1894, pp. 689-691. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Grass-Tree Gum', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. 5, Government Printer, Sydney, 1894, pp. 748-758. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Presidential Address, Section B, Chemistry: The Chemistry of the Australian Indigenous Vegetation', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, pp. 25-57. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Native Plants Poisonous to Stock', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. 6, Government Printer, Sydney, 1895, pp. 57-58. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Plants Reputed to be Poisonous to Stock in Australia', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. 8, Government Printer, Sydney, 1897, pp. 1-22. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Anniversary Address', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 31, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1897, pp. 1-69. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Indigenous Vegetable Drugs. Part I', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. 9, Government Printer, Sydney, 1898, pp. 1106-27. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Indigenous Vegetable Drugs. Part II', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. 10, Government Printer, Sydney, 1899, pp. 40-53, 131-141. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'General Comments (the proposed addendum to the British pharmacopoeia)', The Chemist and Druggist of Australasia, vol. 14, 1899, pp. 68-69. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Australian Indigenous Vegetable Drugs', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, series 4, vol. 8, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1899, pp. 486-488, 548-550,571-573. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Australian Indigenous Vegetable Drugs (contd. from the same Journal, vol. 8 (SER. 4), p. 573)', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1899, pp. 16-18,27-28,51-52,68-70,164-166,181-182. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'A Century of Botanical Endeavor in South Australia', Australasian Association for Advancement of Science, vol. xi, 1907, pp. 158-199. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Robert Brown, the Botanist.', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. ii, 1907, pp. 87-89. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Records of Australian Botanists - (a) General, (b) New South Wales', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. xlii, 1908, pp. 60-132. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Records of Victorian Botanists', Victorian Naturalist, vol. 25, 1908, pp. 101-117. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Records of Queensland Botanists', Australasian Association for Advancement of Science, vol. xii, 1909, pp. 373-383. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Records of Tasmanian Botanists', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 1909, pp. 9-29. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Records of the Earlier French Botanists as Regards Australian Plants.', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. xliv, 1910, pp. 123-155. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Portraits of Scientific Men of New South Wales', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. xliv, 1912, pp. 17-20. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Sir Joseph Hooker. Presidential Address.', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. xivi, 1912, pp. 3-6. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'A Contribution to a History of the Royal Society of New South Wales, with Information in Regard to Other New South Wales Societies', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. lii, 1918, pp. 215-361. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Records of Australian Botanists', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. lv, 1921, pp. 60-132; 150-169. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'Australian Botany a Century Ago.', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. lv, 1921, pp. xxix-xxxii. Details
• Maiden, J.H., 'obituary of Joseph Henry Maiden in presidential address by R.D. Watt ', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 60, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1926, pp. 4-7. Details
• Maiden, J.H. and Cambage, R.H., 'Botanical, Topographical and Geological Notes on Some Routes of Allan Cunningham', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. xliii, 1909, pp. 123-138. Details
• Maiden, J.H. and Smith, Henry G., 'On a Natural Deposit of Aluminium Succinate in the Timber of Grevillea robusta', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 29, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1895, pp. 325-335. Details
• Maiden, J.H. and Smith, Henry G., 'Preliminary Notes on the Bark of Carissa ovata, R. Br., var. stolonifera, Bail.', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, pp. 278-282. Details
• Maiden, J.H. and Smith, Henry G., 'Contributions to a Knowledge of Australian Vegetable Exudations. No. 1', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 29, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1895, pp. 393-404. Details
• Maiden, J.H. and Smith, Henry G., 'A Contribution to the Chemistry of Australian Myrtaceous Kinos', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 29, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1895, pp. 30-40. Details

Online Resources

• Early Chemists of Sydney, 2006, http://members.optusnet.com.au/jph8524/McKern.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Maiden, J H', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1289323. Details
• Newell, Jennifer and Sutherland, Denise, 'Scientists and Colonists', Australasian Science, vol. Summer, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/journal/as_colonists.htm. Details