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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-10-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002374b.htm person Gregson Jesse AACR2 1837 3 August 1919 Place of Birth Kent, England Place of Death Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia Agricultural administrator Engineer Botanical collector Jesse Gregson was General Superintendent of the Australian Agricultural Company from 1875 to1905. He arrived in Australia in 1856, where he became involved in the pastoral industry in New South Wales and Queensland. The following year he joined the Australian Agricultural Company and was concurrently chairman of the Association of Northern Collieries. Upon retiring he resided at Mt Wilson in the Blue Mountains (NSW), where he collected many botanical specimens for the Royal Botanic Gardens. He had a particular interest in eucalypts. His interest in botany led him to become friends with J.H. Maiden, and the two often conducted collecting excursions together. Gregson's specimens are preserved in the National Herbarium of New South Wales. Gregson was a member of the royal commission which prepared the case for the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1896. 1875 1905 Career position - General Superintendent of the Australian Agricultural Company 1973 1973 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus gregsoniana L.A.S. Johnson & D. Blaxell was named in his honour

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 'Gregson, Jesse', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gregson, Jesse Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Gregson, Jesse (1837-1919), company superintendent Gollan, Robin Gregson, Jesse (1837-1919), company superintendent Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1972 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 4: 1851 - 1890 D-J Douglas Pike 296-297 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