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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000823b.htm person Taylor Norman AACR2 3 October 1834 22 June 1894 Place of Birth England Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Geologist Botanist Norman Taylor joined the Geological Survey of Victoria as Field Geologist in 1856, soon after arriving in Victoria. The maps resulting from surveys were noted for their accuracy and level of detail. He remained with the Survey until 1869, when it was abolished, the last two years in a temporary capacity. In 1872 Taylor was appointed geologist to the Northern Exploring Party, a Queensland government initiative to explore Cape York under the leadership of William Hann. Taylor made geological collections that proved to be important evidence of the age of Australia's desert sandstones. With Thomas Tate, naturalist with the Party, Taylor made botanical collections: these were sent to herbaria outside Queensland. On returning to Victoria, Taylor made the first geological survey of East Gippsland. He rejoined the re-established Geological Survey in 1879. A botanical enthusiast, he sent specimens he collected to the Victorian Government Botanist, Ferdinand von Mueller: these are now in the National Herbarium of Victoria. Taylor was also a skilled artist. his surviving sketches are in the La Trobe Library. 1854 1854 Life event - Migrated to Australia 1856 1869 Career position - Field Geoogist, Geological Survey of Victoria 1869 1879 Career position - Geologist, Northern Exploring Party 1879 1894 Career position - Field Geologist, Geological Survey of Victoria 1883 Career event - Foundation Member, Victorian Engineers Association Tate, Thomas (1842 - 1934) Hann, William (1837 - 1889) Victorian Institute of Engineers (1883 - 1949)

Foundation Member 1883

 Geological Survey of Victoria (1852 - )

Field Geologist 1856 - 1869, and 1879 - 1894.

 Northern Exploring Party, Colony of Queensland (1872)

Geologist 1872

 Taylor, Norman (1834-1894)

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 'Taylor, Norman', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Taylor, Norman Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: On the Cudgegong diamond field, New South Wales Taylor, Norman On the Cudgegong diamond field, New South Wales 1879 Geological magazine 6 10 444-58 Journal Article: Biographical Sketch of the Founders of the Geological Survey of Victoria Dunn, E. J.; and Mahony, D. J. Biographical Sketch of the Founders of the Geological Survey of Victoria Melbourne J. Kemp 1910 Bulletins of The Geological Survey of Victoria 23 48 Edited Book: The Dictionary of Australian artists : painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870 Kerr, Joan The Dictionary of Australian artists : painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870 Melbourne Oxford University Press 1992 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010 Journal Article: Recent explorations in northern Australia and Queensland Clarke, W. R. Recent explorations in northern Australia and Queensland 1873 Transactions of the Royal Society of New South Wales 7 6-20 Norman Taylor - Records State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection Norman Taylor - Records MS 10288 1853 - 1911 Comprises a diary, 30 Oct. 1854-16 Feb. 1855, describing Taylor's voyage to Australia on the Canaan, illustrated with sketches, mostly of ships; a Personal file of newspaper cuttings and notes of Norman Taylor, concerning geology in Australia, 1863-ca. 1886; two letters, 4 April 1853 and 17 May 1911; sketches; and three photographs. 0.055 m