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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J., Walsh, N. & Moje, C.R. updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002095b.htm person Baeuerlen William AACR2 Bäuerlen, Wilhelm 27 October 1840 28 October 1917 Place of Birth Neidernhall, Germany Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Explorer Botanist Wilhelm Bäuerlen (anglicised as William Baeuerlen) came to notice as an independent collector of plant specimen in the 1880s, when he was contracted by Ferdinand von Mueller at the Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, and later for Joseph Maiden at the Technological Museum, Sydney. In 1885, Bäuerlen was botanical collector on the Bonito expedition in southern New Guinea under Captain Everill, during which the Strickland River was explored for the first time. There he collected a large number of botanical specimens for Mueller.

Bäuerlen collected extensively in New South Wales (particularly in the north-east, around Lismore and Ballina in the 'Big Scrub', but also in the north-west, central, south-east and central coast areas), in south-eastern Queensland and in east Gippsland, Victoria.

Bäuerlen's collections amount to many thousands of specimens. Maiden, Baker and Smith made substantial use of his collections in their taxonomic and chemical studies of Acacia, Eucalyptus and Callitris. The main holdings are at the National Herbarium Melbourne and the National Herbarium New South Wales.

1883 1888 Career position - Botanical collector for Ferdinand von Mueller 1885 1885 Career event - Botanical collector on the New Guinea Exploring Expedition 1886 c. 1890 Career position - Botanical collector for Joseph H. Maiden 1890 1890 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus baeuerlenii F. Muell was named for Bäuerlen 1890 1890 Taxonomy event - Collector of the type Eucalyptus maidenii F. Muell. 1890 1905 Career position - Official botanical collector, Technological Museum, Sydney. 1891 1891 Publication - Booklet: Wildflowers of New South Wales, with Gertrude Lovegrove 1894 1894 Taxonomy event - Correa baeuerlenii F. Muell. was named for Bäuerlen 1899 1899 Taxonomy event - Collector of the type Eucalyptus maculosa R.T.Baker 1899 1899 Taxonomy event - Collector of the type Eucalyptus smithii R.T.Baker 1900 1900 Taxonomy event - Collector of the type Eucalyptus morrisii R.T.Baker 1913 1913 Taxonomy event - Collector of the type Eucalyptus nitens Maiden National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

A substantial part of Bäuerlen's collections is held at the National Herbarium of Victoria.

 National Herbarium of New South Wales, Colony and State of New South Wales (1896 - )

A substantial part of Bäuerlen's collections are held at the National Herbarium of New South Wales.

 New Guinea Exploring Expedition (1885)

Botanical Collector

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

Official botanical collector 1890 - 1905

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 Bäuerlen, William (18401027-19171028)

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 'Baeuerlen, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Baeuerlen, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Conference Paper: William Bauerlen - a 'Circumspect and Zealous' Collector Wilson, K.L. William Bauerlen - a 'Circumspect and Zealous' Collector Melbourne Australian Systematic Botany Society 1990 History of Systematic Botany in Australasia: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the University of Melbourne, 25-27 May 1988 Short, P.S. 97-104

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 Journal Article: The Sketcher. Botanist - bushman - artist. A trio of early bush lovers Watson, C.J.B. The Sketcher. Botanist - bushman - artist. A trio of early bush lovers 1921 Australian Forestry 4 311-312

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 Journal Article: The orthography of Mueller's epithets commemorating Wilhelm Bäuerlen Adams, Laurence G. The orthography of Mueller's epithets commemorating Wilhelm Bäuerlen 1980 Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 24 8-10

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 Book: The wild flowers of New South Wales Bäuerlen, William and Lovegrove, Gertrude The wild flowers of New South Wales Sydney Angus & Robertson 1891 Book: Eucalypts: a Celebration Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M. Eucalypts: a Celebration Crows Nest Australia Allen & Unwin 2010

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 Book: The voyage of the Bonito : an account of the Fly river expedition to New Guinea Bäuerlen, William The voyage of the Bonito : an account of the Fly river expedition to New Guinea Sydney Gibbs, Shallard &​ Co 1886 Journal Article: Hidden in plain sight - rediscovery of two historic pressed plant specimen albums made by botanical collector William Bäuerlen Mills, Kevin and Johnston, Jane Hidden in plain sight - rediscovery of two historic pressed plant specimen albums made by botanical collector William Bäuerlen 2024 Cunninghamia 24 47-60 Book: Malaysian plant collectors and collections: being a cyclopaedia of botanical exploration in Malaysia and a guide to the concerned literature up to the year 1950 Van Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. Malaysian plant collectors and collections: being a cyclopaedia of botanical exploration in Malaysia and a guide to the concerned literature up to the year 1950 Djakarta Noordhoff-Kolff NV 1950 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010 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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 William Bauerlen - Records Powerhouse Museum William Bauerlen - Records MRS 4, 7, 15, 202, 87, 90 1880 - 1918 Correspondence and diaries 1886-1904, relating to collecting trips throughout New South Wales undertaken by Bauerlen to support the Museum's research into the botany and chemistry of the Australian flora [MRS 4, MRS 7, MRS 15, MRS 202]. Index of donors c1880s [MRS 87], day book 1890-1918 [MRS 89] and Herbarium register 1891-1907 [MRS 90], all of which include references to Bauerlen's collected specimens. Volume of plant specimens of the family "Compositae" ("Asteraceae") mainly collected by Bauerlen 1887-90 [MRS 264]. Records relating to the Blue Mountains and Bathust collecting trip 1899 [MRS 240]. William Bauerlen - Records National Herbarium, Melbourne William Bauerlen - Records MSS M21 1887 - 1890 Letters 1887-90 by Bauerlen (also known as Wilhelm Baeuerlen) to F. Mueller about New South Wales plants and their identification, some with later annotations in various hands relating the letters to Herbarium specimens, and some in German script with occasional transliterations and/or translations into English. 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 New Guinea Exploration Expedition - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales New Guinea Exploration Expedition - Records ML MSS 1090 June 1885 - November 1885 Clinical diary, June to October 1885; barometer readings, July to November 1885, kept by Dr Berneys, surgeon; diary notes, July to August 1885, on fauna by Froggatt and on flora by W. Bauerlen; diary, October to November 1885, kept by William Bauerlen; diary, November 1885, kept by A. H. N. Senio, with draft of letter to be published in a Queensland paper, answering criticism of the expedition. 6 volumes Angus & Robertson - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Angus & Robertson - Records ML MSS 314 1824 - 1933 Includes correspondence, manuscripts, readers reports, cuttings, agreements and publishing papers. 12 m, 39 boxes, 123 volumes National Herbarium of Victoria National Herbarium of Victoria 23 January 2013 Gavan McCarthy, Christine Moje, Ailie Smith National Herbarium of Victoria National Herbarium of Victoria 23 January 2013 Gavan McCarthy, Christine Moje, Ailie Smith

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