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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001477b.htm person Waterhouse Eben Gowrie CMG AACR2 Waterhouse, Gowrie 29 April 1881 17 August 1977 Place of Birth Waverley, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Killara, New South Wales, Australia Horticulturist Linguist Gowrie Waterhouse was a distinguished teacher of languages at Sydney Grammar School and the Sydney Teacher's College before being appointed to the University of Sydney. He was Professor of German from 1938 to 1945 and for 20 years head of his department. Waterhouse was also an influential landscape designer and writer, and assumed responsibility for landscaping the University's campus. In 1914 Waterhouse, with architect William H. Wilson, established the Eryldene house and garden. This became a showpiece of horticulture and garden design. Waterhouse was particularly interested in camellias, becoming a widely-recognised expert in their identification and breeding. He played key roles in Australian and international camellia societies. Among his publications were books written to assist the teaching of languages to children, and works on camellias, horticulture and landscape design. In 1980 Eryldene house and garden were acquired by the Eryldene Trust. The E. G. Waterhouse Medal is awarded by Camellias Australia for outstanding service to the science and horticulture of camellias. 1903 1903 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney 1906 1909 Life event - Travelling in Europe 1909 1912 Career position - Language teacher, Sydney Grammar School 1912 1926 Career position - Senior lecturer in modern languages, Teachers' College, Sydney 1919 1919 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Sydney 1926 1938 Career position - McCaughey Associate Professor of German and comparative literature, University of Sydney 1938 1945 Career position - Professor of German, University of Sydney 1938 1960 Career position - Trustee, National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1939 1946 Career event - Established Camellia Grove Nursery, St Ives, Sydney 1952 1952 Career position - Foundation Secretary, Australian and New Zealand Camellia Research Society 1957 1957 Award - Gold Medal, Goethe-Institut, Munich, Germany 1960 1962 Career position - President, National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1962 1962 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 1962 1977 Career position - Foundation President, International Camellia Society 1966 1966 Award - Veitch Medal, Royal Horticultural Society, London 1976 1976 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Waterhouse, Douglas Frew (1916 - 2000)

Douglas was Gowrie's son

 Waterhouse, Gustavus Athol (Athol) (1877 - 1950)

Athol was Gowrie's brother

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of German 1938 - 1945

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 Waterhouse, E G (1881-1977)

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 'Waterhouse, Eben Gowrie (Gowrie)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Waterhouse, Eben Gowrie (Gowrie) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Waterhouse, Eben Gowrie (1881-1977), linguist and Camellia expert O'Neil, W. M. Waterhouse, Eben Gowrie (1881-1977), linguist and Camellia expert Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 389-390 Book: Camellia trail: with 21 plates in colour by Paul Jones Waterhouse, E. G. Camellia trail: with 21 plates in colour by Paul Jones Sydney Ure Smith 1952 Book: Camellia quest Waterhouse, E. G. Camellia quest Sydney Ure Smith 1947 Book: E. G. Waterhouse of Eryldene Armati, Mary E. G. Waterhouse of Eryldene Sydney Fine Arts Press 1977 Edited Book: The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens Aitken, Richard and Looker, Michael The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens Melbourne Oxford University Press 2002