Person

Francis, George William (1800 - 1865)

Born
1800
England
Died
9 August 1865
Occupation
Botanic gardens director and Botanist

Summary

George Francis was the Director and Secretary of the new Botanic Gardens, Adelaide 1855-1865. He worked in London prior to arriving in South Australia in 1849 and was the editor of the journal "Science and Art".

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium

  • George William Francis - Records, 1855 - 1865, P4-1; Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium. Details

State Records of South Australia

  • George William Francis - Records, 1869, GRG 75/1 and others; State Records of South Australia. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Best, Barbara J., George William Francis first Director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden (Adelaide: Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and the author, 1986). Details
  • Best, Barbara J., A selection of articles from newspapers and magazines by George William Francis, first director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden (Adelaide: The Author, 1987). Details
  • Francis, George William, The acclimatisation of harmless, useful, interesting and ornamental animals and plants : being a paper read before the Philosophical Society, Adelaide, South Australia on May 13th, 1862 (Adelaide: Philosophical Society, 1862), 22 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Hsiang-Fu Huang, 'From Grub Street to the Colony: George William Francis and an early Victorian scientific career', Notes and Records of the Royal Society, 76 (1) (2020), 181-208, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsnr.2020.0002. Details

Resources

See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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