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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. & Walsh, N. updated 2026-04-01 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000980b.htm person Baker Richard Thomas AACR2 1 December 1854 14 July 1941 Place of Birth Woolwich, Kent, England Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Botanist Museum curator Richard Baker was Assistant Curator of the Technological Museum, Sydney from 1888 to 1898 and Curator from c. 1898 to 1921, successor of J.H. Maiden. His principal interest was with oil-bearing plants, particularly Eucalyptus.

Born Woolwich, Kent, England, 1 December 1854. Died Sydney, 14 July 1941. Educated Peterborough Training Institution, and science and art certificates from South Kensington Museum. Senior assistant-master, School Board for London 1875-79; science and art master and senior house-master, Newington College, Sydney 1880-88; assistant curator to J.H. Maiden, Technological Museum, Sydney 1888-96; in charge of the museum from 1896; curator from 1898; economic botanist 1901-22; lectured in forestry, University of Sydney 1913-24. Mueller Medal, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1921, W.B. Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1922. Published several books, the major one being "Hardwoods of Australia and Their Economics" (1919).

1888 c. 1898 Career position - Assistant Curator to J.H. Maiden, Sydney Technological Museum 1897 1922 Career position - Member of Council, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1898 1898 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus oreades R.T.Baker 1898 1898 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus bridgesiana R.T.Baker c. 1898 c. 1921 Career position - Curator and economic botanist, Sydney Technological Museum 1900 1900 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus intermedia R.T.Baker 1900 1900 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus angophoroides R.T.Baker 1913 1913 Taxonomy event - Honoured with Eucalyptus bakeri Maiden 1913 1924 Career position - Lecturer in Forestry, University of Sydney 1915 1915 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus australiana R.T.Baker (= E. radiata Sieb. var. australiana Blakely (1934)) 1917 1917 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus beyeri R.T.Baker 1921 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Botany), Australian National Research Council 1921 1921 Award - Mueller Medal, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (one of two awarded in 1921) 1922 1922 Award - Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales Maiden, Joseph Henry (1859 - 1925) Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1922

 Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (1904 - 2006)

Awarded the Medal by the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1921 (one of two awarded in 1921, the other to C. Chilton, New Zealand)

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

Member of Council 1897 - 1922

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Botany) 1921 -

 Technological Museum, Colony and State of New South Wales (1890 - 1950)

Curator c1898 - 1921; Assistant Curator 1888 - 1898

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 Baker, Richard T (1854-1941)

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 'Baker, Richard Thomas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Baker, Richard Thomas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: The legacy of a vision: from Lucien Henry to R.T. Baker Watson, Anne The legacy of a vision: from Lucien Henry to R.T. Baker Sydney Powerhouse Publishing 2001 Visions of a republic: the work of Lucien Henry, Paris, Noumea, Sydney Stephen, Ann 108-125 Book: A research on the eucalypts, especially in regard to their essential oils Baker, Richard T.; Smith, Henry G. A research on the eucalypts, especially in regard to their essential oils 2nd Sydney Government Printer 1920 Journal Article: The good oil: eucalyptus oil distilleries in Australia. Pearson, Michael The good oil: eucalyptus oil distilleries in Australia. 1993 Australasian Historical Archaeology 11 99-107 Book: Eucalypts: a Celebration Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M. Eucalypts: a Celebration Crows Nest Australia Allen & Unwin 2010

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 Journal Article: Obituary: Mr. R. T. Baker Obituary: Mr. R. T. Baker 1941 Australian Journal of Science 4 1 17-18 Book Section: Baker, Richard Thomas (1854-1941), botanist and museum curator Willis, J. L. Baker, Richard Thomas (1854-1941), botanist and museum curator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 154-155 Book: List of Original Publications and Papers by R.T. Baker List of Original Publications and Papers by R.T. Baker Sydney W.A. Gullick, Government Printer 1911 Book Section: Baker, Richard Thomas (1854-1941) Baker, Richard Thomas (1854-1941) Sydney Grolier 1965 Australian Encyclopaedia Chisholm, Alec H. 1 393 Journal Article: Obituary: Richard Thomas Baker Mellor, D.P. Obituary: Richard Thomas Baker 1942 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 76 6 Journal Article: Preservation of wooden poles - I and II (Appendices, and discussions and communications) Crawford, J. M.; Vine Hall, R. (Baker, Richard T.; Welch, M. B.; Grant, R.; Froggatt, W. W.; Lofts, G. H.; Burton, W. L.; Brookman, J. R.; Morse, R. V.; Humble, W.) Preservation of wooden poles - I and II (Appendices, and discussions and communications) 1924 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 5 342-354 Journal Article: Note on the Cinnamomum, &c., in the Proposed Addendum (to the British Pharmacopoeia) Baker, R. T. Note on the Cinnamomum, &c., in the Proposed Addendum (to the British Pharmacopoeia) 1899 The Chemist and Druggist of Australasia 14 67-68 Journal Article: On the Essential Oil and the Presence of a Solid Camphor or Stearoptene in the "Sydney Peppermint" Eucalyptus piperita, Sm Baker, Richard T.; Smith, Henry G. On the Essential Oil and the Presence of a Solid Camphor or Stearoptene in the "Sydney Peppermint" Eucalyptus piperita, Sm Sydney Acting Government Printer 1897 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 31 195-200 Journal Article: On the Presence of a True Manna on a "Blue Grass", Andropogon annulatus , Forsk. Baker, Richard T.; Smith, Henry G. On the Presence of a True Manna on a "Blue Grass", Andropogon annulatus , Forsk. Sydney Acting Government Printer 1896 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 30 291-308 Journal Article: On the "Stringybark" Trees of N.S.Wales, Especially in Regard to their Essential Olis Baker, Richard T.; Smith, Henry G. On the "Stringybark" Trees of N.S.Wales, Especially in Regard to their Essential Olis Sydney Acting Government Printer 1898 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 32 104-119 Journal Article: On "Grey Gum", (Eucalyptus punctata, DC.,) particularly in Regard to its Essential Oil Baker, Richard T.; Smith, Henry G. On "Grey Gum", (Eucalyptus punctata, DC.,) particularly in Regard to its Essential Oil Sydney Acting Government Printer 1897 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 31 259-280 Journal Article: On the Darwinias of Port Jackson and their Essential Oils Baker, Richard T.; Smith, Henry G. On the Darwinias of Port Jackson and their Essential Oils Sydney Acting Government Printer 1899 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 33 163-176 Book Section: R.T. Baker Bogle, Michael R.T. Baker North Ryde, New South Wales Craftsman House c.1998 Design in Australia, 1880-1970 47-48, 52 Book: A research on the eucalypts of Tasmania and their essential oils Baker, Richard T.; Smith, Henry T. A research on the eucalypts of Tasmania and their essential oils Tasmania Government Printer 1912 Journal Article: Presidential address Mellor, D. P. Presidential address 1943 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 76 1-46 Journal Article: The Discovery and Documentation of the Eucalypts of Queensland and New South Wales, 1896-1961 Bean, A. R. The Discovery and Documentation of the Eucalypts of Queensland and New South Wales, 1896-1961 2010 Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 142 March 2-5 Journal Article: A nineteenth-century exploration of phytochemistry in botanical systematics: Joseph Henry Maiden and Eucalyptus kinos Lucas, A. M. A nineteenth-century exploration of phytochemistry in botanical systematics: Joseph Henry Maiden and <span style="font-style:italic">Eucalyptus</span> kinos 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 1 18-25 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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 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Richard Thomas Baker - Records Powerhouse Museum Richard Thomas Baker - Records MRS 4, 16, 202, 109, 225 1891 - 1940 Correspondence, 1898-1921, as Curator of the Technological Museum, Sydney (later the Powerhouse Museum), concerning all aspects of Museum administration and his scientific pursuits [MRS 4, MRS 16 and MRS 202]. Decisions books 1898-1925 [MRS 109]. Reprints of articles on essential oils 1891-1919 [MRS 225]. Microscope used by Baker [H6725]. Family papers and letters c1890-1940. Objects Richard Thomas Baker - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Richard Thomas Baker - Records 1890 - 1941 Information in the Novar papers c1890-1941. 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