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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-06-28 human Christine Moje and Neville Walsh updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005171b.htm person Beckler Hermann AACR2 28 September 1828 10 December 1914 Place of Birth Höchstädt an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany Place of Death Fischen im Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany Medical practitioner Botanical collector Dr Hermann Beckler MD was a German medical practitioner who also collected a large number of botanical specimens, when he lived in Australia in the second half of the 19th century. He was also employed by Ferdinand Mueller at Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne from 1859 to 1860, collecting around the Hastings, Macleay, Richmond and Clarence Rivers in New South Wales, and Moreton Bay, Queensland

Herrmann Beckler accompanied the Burke and Wills Victoria Exploring Expedition ( 1860-1861) as medical officer and botanist. He returned to Germany in 1862. He was known for the high standard of his collections, and approximately 16 species were named in honour of his contributions, including species of the genera Cleisostoma, Dendrobium, Ficus, Helichrysum, Hibiscus, Ixora and Myrtus.

1856 1862 Career position - Medical practitioner in Australia 1859 1860 Career event - Collected botanical specimens in Moreton Bay, Queensland and New South Wales rivers 1859 1860 Career position - Employed by F. Mueller at Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1860 1860 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus microcorys F.Muell. Beckler collected a syntype. 1860 1861 Career position - Botanist and medical officer on the Burke and Wills Expedition. 1861 1861 Career event - Called to give evidence to the Burke and Wills Commission Victorian Exploring Expedition (1860 - 1861)

Botanist and medical officer 1860 - 1861

 National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

Over 2,800 specimens are in the Herbarium, including those from the Victorian Exploring Expedition

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 'Beckler, Hermann', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Beckler, Hermann Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Parliamentary paper: Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into and report upon the circumstances connected with the sufferings and death of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, the Victorian explorers Burke and Wills Commission Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into and report upon the circumstances connected with the sufferings and death of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, the Victorian explorers Melbourne John Ferres, Government Printer 1862 Book: A Journey to Cooper's Creek. Beckler, Hermann A Journey to Cooper's Creek. Melbourne Melbourne University Press at Miegunyah Press with State Library of Victoria 1993 Book: Entdeckungen in Australien: Briefe und Aufzeichnungen eines Deutschen 1855-1862 (Discoveries in Australia: a German's Letters and Papers 1855-1862). Beckler, Hermann Entdeckungen in Australien: Briefe und Aufzeichnungen eines Deutschen 1855-1862 (Discoveries in Australia: a German's Letters and Papers 1855-1862). Stuttgart Jan Thorbecke Verlag 2000 Journal Article: The Botany of the Victoria Exploring Expedition (September 1860-June 1861) and of Relief Contingents from Victoria (July 1861-Noveber 1862) Willis, J. H. The Botany of the Victoria Exploring Expedition (September 1860-June 1861) and of Relief Contingents from Victoria (July 1861-Noveber 1862) 1962 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 75 247-268 Book Section: The Australian experience of a German doctor: Hermann Beckler's letters and writings on the fifth continent Voigt, J. The Australian experience of a German doctor: Hermann Beckler's letters and writings on the fifth continent Sydney New South Wales University Press 1993 Stories of Australian migration Hardy, J. 67-82 Journal Article: Hermann Beckler: contributions on Australia made in Germany Darragh, Thomas A. Hermann Beckler: contributions on Australia made in Germany 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 2 140-5 Journal Article: In his own words: Dr Hermann Beckler's writings about his journeys between the Darling River and Bulloo, 1860-1 Wood, Beverley and Darragh, Thomas A. In his own words: Dr Hermann Beckler's writings about his journeys between the Darling River and Bulloo, 1860-1 2016 Historical Records of Australian Science 27 1 28-40 Book Section: The Botanical Legacy of Ferdinand Mueller and Hermann Beckler Gillbank, Linden The Botanical Legacy of Ferdinand Mueller and Hermann Beckler Collingwood CSIRO Publishing 2011 Burke and Wills: the Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition Joyce, E. Bernie and McCann, Douglas A. 97-129 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science McMullen, Gabrielle L. 2001 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 3 362-363 Book: A doctor in the garden: nomen medici in botanicis: Australian flora and the world of medicine Pearn, John Hemsley A doctor in the garden: nomen medici in botanicis: Australian flora and the world of medicine Herston, Qld Amphion Press 2001 Journal Article: Duboisia pituri: a Natural History Keogh, Luke Duboisia pituri: a Natural History 2011 Historical Records of Australian Science 22 2 199-214 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010 Journal Article: Pioneer medical practitioners on the Darling Downs Wales, Murdoch and Pearn, John Pioneer medical practitioners on the Darling Downs 1996 Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland 16 2 79-92 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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