Biographical entry Jessep, Alexander William (1892 - 1991)

Summary

Alexander Jessep was director of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens and Government Botanist of Victoria 1941-1957. He was formerly Principal of Burnley Horticultural College, Melbourne 1926-1941. Jessep studied at the University of Melbourne and Marshall College, Scotland (MAgrSc, BSc, Dip Ed) and served with the 1st Australian Imperial Force.

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Events

1941 - 1957

Career position - Director of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens and Government Botanist of Victoria

1941 - 1957

Career position - Principal of the Burnley Horticultural College, Victoria

1948 - 1950

Career position - President of the National Rose Society of Victoria

1952 - 1962

Career position - President (Charter) of the Australian Camellia Research Society

1955 - 1956

Career position - President of the National Rose Society of Victoria

1963

Award - T.A. Stewart Memorial Award (Australia & New Zealand) received

1963

Career position - Emeritus President (of the Australian Camellia Research Society?)

1973

Award - Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal received

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Jessep, Alexander William', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475565. Details
• Ross, J.H., ' Obituary - Jessep, Alexander William (1892 - 1991)', in Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators 1780s-1980s, National Herbarium of Victoria, Council of Heads of Australian Herbarium, http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/jessep-alexander.html. Details

See also

• Ashton, D. H.; Ducker, S. C., 'John Stewart Turner 1908-1991', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 9, no. 3, 1993, pp. 278-290. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9930930278.htm. Details