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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-06-08 human Neville Walsh and Christine Moje updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005133b.htm person Chippendale George McCartney AACR2 18 April 1921 16 February 2010 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Taxonomic botanist George Chippendale was a botanist specialising in Australian plants, particularly eucalypts. His Flora of Australia Vol. 19 Myrtaceae - Eucalyptus, Angophora (1988) established a new infra-generic system of classification of Eucalyptus. For this publication, he was awarded a Bicentennial Australia Day Medallion. He authored and co-authored many Eucalyptus species, which are listed in the Australian plant name index.

Chippendale studied for a Bachelor of Science at Sydney University. In 1954 he moved to live and work in Alice Springs, where he collected many specimens to create the present Northern Territory Herbarium. In 1966 he became a staff member of the Forestry and Timber Bureau. From 1972-1973, Chippendale was Botanical Liaison Officer at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This work lead to the publication Herbarium specimens of eucalyptus photographed in Europe (1976). George Chippendale published several books on eucalypts, including a book on fodder trees and on Northern Territory plants.

1954 1966 Career event - First resident taxonomic botanist with the Northern Territory Administration 1966 1975 Career event - Senior Botanist, Forestry and Timber Bureau, Canberra 1972 1973 Career position - Australian Botanical Liaison Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1975 1986? Career position - Senior Botanist, CSIRO Division of Forest Research Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1759 - )

Australian botanical Liaison Officer 1972 - 1973

 Northern Territory Herbarium (1954 - )

Botanical curator and collector of plant specimens which were the basis for the Herbarium 1954 - 1966

 CSIRO Division of Forest Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1975 - 1987)

Senior Botanist 1976 - ?1986

 Forestry and Timber Bureau, Commonwealth of Australia (1946 - 1978)

Senior Botanist 1966 - 1975

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 Chippendale, G M (19210418-20100216)

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 'Chippendale, George McCartney', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Chippendale, George McCartney Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Forest Trees of Australia Boland, D.J.; Brooker, M.I.H,; Chippendale, G.M.; Hall, N, Hyland, B.P.M.; Johnston, R.D.; Kleinig, D.A.; McDonald, M.W.; and Turner, J.D. Forest Trees of Australia 4th East Melbourne CSIRO 1984 Book: Flora of Australia, Volume 19: Myrtaceae - Eucalyptus, Angophora Flora of Australia, Volume 19: Myrtaceae - Eucalyptus, Angophora Canberra Australian Government Publishing Service 1988 Book: Eucalypts: a Celebration Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M. Eucalypts: a Celebration Crows Nest Australia Allen & Unwin 2010 Journal Article: George McCartney Chippendale 18 April 1921-16 February 2010 McMahon, Joy George McCartney Chippendale 18 April 1921-16 February 2010 2010 Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 143 8-9 Book: The natural distribution of eucalyptus in Australia. Chippendale, George McCartney; Wolf, Ludek The natural distribution of eucalyptus in Australia. Canberra Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service 1981 Edited Book: Eucalyptus buds and fruits; illustrations of the buds and fruits of the genus with a list of authentic specimens from which the drawings were made Chippendale, George McCartney Eucalyptus buds and fruits; illustrations of the buds and fruits of the genus with a list of authentic specimens from which the drawings were made Canberra Forestry and Timber Bureau 1968 Book Section: Burbidge, Nancy Tyson (1912-1977), botanist and conservationist Chippendale, George M. Burbidge, Nancy Tyson (1912-1977), botanist and conservationist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 298-299 Book: Herbarium specimens of eucalyptus photographed in Europe Chippendale, G.M. Herbarium specimens of eucalyptus photographed in Europe Canberra Forestry and Timber Bureau 1976 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

Source used to compile entry

 Resource: Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Australian National Botanic Gardens 2012