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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-11-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001169b.htm person King Georgina AACR2 6 June 1845 June 1932 Place of Birth Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Place of Death Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia Anthropologist Geologist Georgina King was self-taught and, encouraged by George Bennett, developed an interest in geology. However, she propounded eccentric theories and was frustrated by lack of recognition by scientists and learned societies. The National Herbarium of Victoria holds almost 300 of King's specimens.

Undertook field studies in geology during the 1860s and early 1870s. Travelled to England, Ireland and Europe 1881, where she studied rock formations and collected specimens. Worked on her collection on her return to Sydney. Joined the first Science Congress held in Sydney in 1888. Believed she had discovered that Australian mineral wealth was "intrusive and found in eruptive rock, and with it the origins of nuggets." Fellow, Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia.

 Bennett, George (1804 - 1893) National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

Nearly 300 of King's specimens are in the Herbarium.

 Jack, Robert Lockhart (1880s - 1964)

Correspondent

 McCoy, Frederick (1817 - 1899)

Correspondent

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 King, Georgina (18450606-19320607)

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 'King, Georgina', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology King, Georgina Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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 Journal Article: Georgina King: Amateur Geologist and Anthropologist Bygott, Ursula Georgina King: Amateur Geologist and Anthropologist 1982 The University of Sydney Archives Record 9 2 12-17 Journal Article: Georgina King: Geological Prophet or Lost? Branagan, D. F. Georgina King: Geological Prophet or Lost? 1982 The University of Sydney Archives Record 2 4-9 Book Section: King, Georgina (1845-1932), amateur geologist and anthropologist Bygott, Ursula and Hooker, Claire King, Georgina (1845-1932), amateur geologist and anthropologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2005 Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980 Christopher Cunneen 216-217 Book: The Mineral Wealth of New South Wales and Other Lands and Countries King, Georgina The Mineral Wealth of New South Wales and Other Lands and Countries Sydney William Brooks 1911 Book: Evolution: the Discovery of the Missing Link King, Georgina Evolution: the Discovery of the Missing Link Sydney William Brooks 1926 Book: The Mineral Wealth of New South Wales King, Georgina The Mineral Wealth of New South Wales Sydney Angus & Robertson 1906 Book: The Palaeozoic Carboniferous Formations in New South Wales and the Occurrence of Our Mineral Wealth King, Georgina The Palaeozoic Carboniferous Formations in New South Wales and the Occurrence of Our Mineral Wealth Sydney Angus & Robertson 1895 Book: The Antiquity of the Aborigines of Australia and Tasmania King, Georgina The Antiquity of the Aborigines of Australia and Tasmania Sydney William Brooks 1924 Book: Taking to the field: a history of Australian women in science Carey, Jane Taking to the field: a history of Australian women in science Clayton, Vic. Monash University Press 2023 Book: Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science Hooker, Claire Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science Carlton Melbourne University Press 2004 Book: Ginger for pluck: the life and times of Miss Georgina King Carter, Jennifer M. T.; and Cross, Roger Ginger for pluck: the life and times of Miss Georgina King Kent Town (S.A.) Wakefield Press 2013 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 Georgina King - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Georgina King - Records ML MSS 273 1889 - 1930 Various records 1889-1930 including correspondence 1889-1926; autobiography 1846-1930; writings 1903-26 in manuscript, typescript and printed form; newspaper cuttings and other material [8 volumes, MS 273]. 8 volumes Georgina King - Records National Herbarium, Melbourne Georgina King - Records MSS M13 1894 Letters by King, from Sydney, to F. Mueller about Australian plants and their identification with references to Herbarium specimens 1894 [MSS M13]. Georgina King - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Georgina King - Records ML MSS 2117 1888 - 1921 Correspondence 1888-1921 dealing with the publication of her writings, recognition of her geological discoveries and an attempt to gain an official appointment with Daisy Bates; writings 1903-20 (manuscript and printed with manuscript notes); material on King's publications and scientific activities 1894-1906 (manuscript and printed); miscellaneous personal papers including King family biography 1907-10 (manuscript, typescript and printed); miscellaneous papers including correspondence, annual reports of various societies, newspaper cuttings, souvenirs and pictorial material [2 volumes and 1 box, ML MSS 2117]. 2 volumes, 1 box Georgina King - Records Powerhouse Museum Georgina King - Records MRS 4, MRS 202 1892 - 1900 Correspondence between King and curators J.H. Maiden and R.T. Baker mainly re her donations of natural history specimens to the Museum. Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von Mueller - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von Mueller - Records 581.61 2C1 3 letter from F. Mueller to G. King, pasted in copy of F. Mueller Select Extra-tropical Plants.