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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. & Walsh, N. updated 2025-11-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000072b.htm person Atkinson Caroline Louisa Waring AACR2 Calvert, Caroline 25 February 1834 28 April 1872 Place of Birth Berrima, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Oldbury?, New South Wales, Australia Naturalist Writer Caroline Atkinson, later Calvert (her husband was James Snowden Calvert), was largely self-educated in New South Wales, a keen student of natural history and an accomplished botanical illustrator. She was also a populariser of science and published in the "Sydney Morning Herald" and the "Horticultural Magazine". Over 800 of Atkinson's specimens are in the National Herbarium of Victoria.

Atkinson was taught by her mother and developed a keen interest in botany and zoology. She wrote popular articles on botany, made drawings and sent numerous specimens to eminent botanists, including William Woolls and Ferdinand von Mueller. She was also an able taxidermist. Commemorated in the Loranthaceous genus Atkinsonia, also Erechtites atkinsoniae and Epacris calvertiana. Additionally a horticulturally distinct fern ranking as a form of Doodia caudata was named in her honour Doodia atkinsonii.

1899 1899 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus macarthurii Deane & Maiden. Atkinson collected a syntype Calvert, James Snowden (1825 - 1884) Atkinson, James (1795 - 1834) National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

Over 800 of Atkinson's specimens are in the Herbarium.

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 Atkinson, Louisa (18340225-18720428)

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 'Atkinson, Caroline Louisa Waring', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Atkinson, Caroline Louisa Waring Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Pioneer Women, Pioneer Land: Yesterday's Tall Poppies De Vries-Evans, Susanna Pioneer Women, Pioneer Land: Yesterday's Tall Poppies Sydney Angus & Robertson 1987 Book: A Voice From the Country Atkinson, Louisa A Voice From the Country Canberra Mulini Press 1978 Book: Excursions From Berrima and a Trip to Manaro and Molonglo in the 1870s Atkinson, Louisa Excursions From Berrima and a Trip to Manaro and Molonglo in the 1870s Canberra Mulini Press 1980 Book: Getrude, the emigrant: a tale of colonial life Atkinson, Louisa Getrude, the emigrant: a tale of colonial life Sydney J R Clarke 1857 Journal Article: Mrs. Meredith and Miss Atkinson, Writers and Naturalists Swann, Margaret Mrs. Meredith and Miss Atkinson, Writers and Naturalists 1929 Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland 15 1-14 Book Section: "The Whole Great Continent as a Present": Nineteenth-century Australian Women Workers in Science Maroske, Sara "The Whole Great Continent as a Present": Nineteenth-century Australian Women Workers in Science Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 13-34 Book Section: Atkinson, Caroline Louisa Waring (1834-1872), naturalist and writer Chisholm, A. H. Atkinson, Caroline Louisa Waring (1834-1872), naturalist and writer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1969 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C Douglas Pike 59-60 Book: Pioneer Writer: The Life of Louisa Atkinson, Novelist, Journalist, Naturalist Clarke, Patricia Pioneer Writer: The Life of Louisa Atkinson, Novelist, Journalist, Naturalist Sydney Allen & Unwin 1990 Book Section: Caroline Louise Waring Atkinson, 1834-1872 Harris, Margaret Caroline Louise Waring Atkinson, 1834-1872 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Book Section: Introduction Gilbert, Lionel Introduction Canberra Mulini Press 1980 Excursions From Berrima and a Trip to Manaro and Molonglo in the 1870s Louisa Atkinson Journal Article: Mrs. Meredith and Miss Atkinson, Writers and Naturalists Swann, Margaret Mrs. Meredith and Miss Atkinson, Writers and Naturalists 1929 Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 15 14-29 Review: The Victorian naturalist Falkingham, Cecily 2015 The Victorian naturalist 132 6 181 Book: Collecting Ladies: Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Olsen, Penny Collecting Ladies: Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Canberra National Library of Australia 2012 Book: Curious Minds: the Discoveries of Australian Naturalists MacInnis, Peter Curious Minds: the Discoveries of Australian Naturalists Canberra National Library of Australia 2012 Book: Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science Hooker, Claire Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science Carlton Melbourne University Press 2004 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Cohn, Helen M. 2010 Historical Records of Australian Science 21 2 292-4 Book: Women of Flowers: Botanical Art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s Norton, Leonie Women of Flowers: Botanical Art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s Canberra National Library of Australia 2009 Book: Louisa Atkinson's nature notes Olsen, Penny Louisa Atkinson's nature notes Canberra National Library of Australia in association with State Library of New South Wales 2015 Review: Queensland Review Heckenberg, Kerry 2016 Queensland Review 23 1 105-6 Book Section: Collectors and illustrators: women botanists of the nineteenth century Moyal, Ann Collectors and illustrators: women botanists of the nineteenth century Sydney Academic Press 1981 People and Plants in Australia Carr, D. J. and Carr, S. G. M. 333-56 Book: Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Hall, Norman Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Melbourne CSIRO 1978

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 Journal Article: Ferdinand Mueller's Female Plant Collectors: a Biographical Register Maroske, Sara and Vaughan, Alison Ferdinand Mueller's Female Plant Collectors: a Biographical Register 2014 Muelleria 32 92-172 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Journal Article: Ferdinand Mueller's Female Plant Collectors: a Biographical Register Maroske, Sara and Vaughan, Alison Ferdinand Mueller's Female Plant Collectors: a Biographical Register 2014 Muelleria 32 92-172 Book Section: Atkinson, James (1795-1834), settler and author Perry, T.M. Atkinson, James (1795-1834), settler and author Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 42 Caroline Louisa Waring Atkinson - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Caroline Louisa Waring Atkinson - Records A4496-501 1859 - 1908 Correspondence 1859-1908 including letters from W.B. Clarke, W. Woolls, and F. Mueller, manuscript of part of 'A Voice in the Country' published in the "Sydney Morning Herald" 1861-70 and newspaper cuttings on Calvert and Woolls and articles by Mueller [A4496]. Full copy of 'A Voice in the Country' with newspaper cuttings of other articles by Calvert 1861-70 [A4497]. Watercolours of ferns, apparently intended as illustrations for a book on Australian ferns [40 items, A4498]. Calvert sketchbook including sketches and watercolours of Oldbury, birds, plants and butterflies, and practice drawings [A4499]. Calvert sketchbook including watercolours and sketches of scenes [A4500]. Sketches by Calvert and others including five specimen plates for book on Australian animals and birds to be published in Germany [A4501]. Notes by Louisa Calvert; copies of presentation books [ML MSS 3849]. See also uncatalogued materials [Pic Acc 4928]. Ambrotype of Calvert [MIN 180]. 5 volumes Artwork, Photographs Caroline Louisa Waring Atkinson - Records Macleay Museum, University of Sydney Caroline Louisa Waring Atkinson - Records 1860 - 1865 Note to W.S. Macleay from Atkinson, n.d. Australian Botanists - Biographies Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Australian Botanists - Biographies MS 064 Hunt Institute Biographies. Short biographies, averaging 2 pages, of Australian botanists, botanical collectors or artists. 0.24 m, 3 boxes