Biographical entry Galbraith, Jean (1906 - 1999)
- Born
- 28 March 1906
- Died
- 2 January 1999
- Occupation
- Naturalist and Botanical collector
Summary
Jean Galbraith, a prominent Victorian naturalist, joined the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria in 1923 and in 1970 was awarded their Australian Natural History Medallion. In 1950 she published "Wildflowers of Victoria" which by 1970 had gone to three editions.
Archival resources
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- Jean Galbraith - Records, 1920 - 1980; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Galbraith, Jean, 'Botanists and the FNCV - the first 30 years', Victorian Naturalist, vol. 97, no. 3, 1980, pp. 114-120. Details
Online Resources
- 'Obituary: Jean Galbraith', WISENET Journal, vol. 50, February, 1999, http://www.wisenet-australia.org/issue50/Galbrai.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Galbraith, Jean', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-473466. Details
See also
- Griffiths, Tom, Hunters and Collectors: the Antiquarian Imagination in Australia, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge/Melbourne, 1996, 430 pp. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 September 2004
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