Person

Sullivan, Daniel John (1836 - 1895)

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Born
20 September 1836
Mitchelson, County Cork, Ireland
Died
2 June 1895
Moyston, vic, Auckland
Occupation
Botanical collector and Teacher

Summary

Daniel Sullivan was a teacher who, for 27 years, was at the Moyston State School in western Victoria. He was an enthusiastic plant collector, particularly in his local area and around the Grampians and the Pyrenees Ranges. Further excursions took him to Omeo in eastern Victoria and to Mt Kosciusko (with James Stirling). Many of his specimens were sent to Ferdinand von Mueller, while large sets of his mosses and lichens were sent to European specialists for determination. Sullivan published a number of papers (including a census) on the Grampians flora in local journals, the Victorian naturalist and the Southern science record.

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Chronology

August 1860
Life event - Arrived in Victoria
1864 - 1866
Career position - Teacher, Duck Holes State School
1866 - 1868
Career position - Teacher, Healesville State School
1869 - 1874
Career position - Teacher, Moyston State School
1874 - 1894
Career position - Principal, Moyston State School
1881 - 1895
Career position - Member, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria
1884 - 1895
Award - Fellow, Linnean Society of London

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Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'The late D. Sullivan, F.L.S.', Victorian naturalist, 12 (1) (1895), 36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36917#page/46/mode/1up. Details
  • Sullivan, D., 'Native plants of the Grampians and vicinity: arranged generally under the direction of Baron Ferd. von Mueller, K.C.M.G., Government Botanist, part 1', Southern Science Record, 2 (1882), 51-4. Details
  • Sullivan, D., 'The Epacrideae of the Grampians', Southern science record, 2 (1882), 23-6. Details
  • Sullivan, D., 'Mosses of Victoria, with brief notes', Victorian naturalist, 4 (7) (1887), 106-10. Details
  • Sullivan, D., 'A complete census of the flora of the Grampians and Pyrenees', Report of the second meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 2 (1890), 497-525. Details

See also

Helen Cohn

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