Churchill, David Maughan (1933 - 2019)

Summary

David Churchill became Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Victorian Government Botanist in 1971 after being Chairman of the Department of Botany at Monash University. During his tenure at the Gardens the Flora Survey section was established to survey and record plants in the field, with plant communities being defined and mapped. His research interests centred on biogeographic, evolutionary and ecological studies, particularly vegetation changes in recent geological times and the implications for current plant communities. Churchill was President of the Royal Society of Victoria from 1983 to 1985.

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Chronology

1966 - 1994

Career position - Member, Botanic Gardens Branch Research Trust

1971 - 1991

Career position - Director and Government Botanist, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

1983 - 1985

Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria

1991

Life event - Retired

Related entries

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Aston, H. I., 'Dr David M. Churchill', Botanic magazine, 4 (1991), 31-2. Details
• Churchill, D. M.; Muir, T. M.; Sinkora, D. M., 'The Published Works of Ferdinand J. H. Mueller (1825-1896)', Muelleria, 4 (1) (1978), 1-120. Details
• Churchill, D. M.; Muir, T. M.; Sinkora, D. M., 'The Published Works of Ferdinand J. H. Mueller (1825-1896), Supplement', Muelleria, 5 (4) (1984), 229-248. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21508610. Details
• 'Churchill, D M (1933-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-595699. Details

Resource Sections

• Orchard, A.E., 'Churchill, David M. (1933-)', in Australian National Botanic Gardens - Biography, Australian National Botanic Gardens, 1999, http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/churchill-david.html. Details