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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-08-02 human Christine Moje and Michael Bayly updated 2025-12-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005248b.htm person Briggs Barbara Gillian AACR2 22 November 1934 Place of Birth Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Botanist Phylogenetic systematist Barbara Briggs joined the National Herbarium of New South Wales in November 1969 as a Botanist and later became a Research Scientist, Assistant Director (Herbarium) and then Senior Assistant Director (Scientific). She is a member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, the Systematic Botany Society and the Ecological Society of Australia. Her special interests include plant evolution and southern hemisphere biogeography. She has published key papers on the phylogeny and classification of the flowering plant families Restionaceae, Proteaceae, Myrtaceae and Scrophulariaceae. 1956 1956 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) First Class, University of Sydney 1961 1961 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 1962 1963 Career event - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley 1967 1967 Career event - Botanist Grade III, National Herbarium of New South Wales 1969 1997 Career event - Research Scientist, National Herbarium of New South Wales 1972 1972 Career event - Deputy Chief Botanist, National Herbarium of New South Wales 1973 2011 Career position - Member, Australian Systematic Botany Society 1976 1977 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1980 1980 Career event - Senior Assistant Director (Scientific), National Herbarium of New South Wales 1983 1986 Career position - Vice-President, Australian Systematic Botany Society 1986 1989 Career position - President, Australian Systematic Botany Society 1994 1994 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1997 1997 Career event - Honorary Research Associate, The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust (and National Herbarium of New South Wales), Sydney 2002 Award - Life Member, Australasian Systematic Botany Society 2005 2005 Award - Nancy T. Burbidge Medal, Australian Systematic Botany Society 2011 2022 Career position - Member, Australasian Systematic Botany Society Carolin, Roger Charles (1929 - 2025) Australian Systematic Botany Society Inc (1973 - 2011)

President 1986 - 1989

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

Botanist 1967 - 1969; Research Scientist 1969 - 1972; Deputy Chief Botanist 1972 - 1980; Senior Assistant Director (Scientific) 1980 - 1997; Honorary Research Associate 1997 -

 Australasian Systematic Botany Society (2011 - )

Life Member 2022 -

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

President 1976 - 1977

 Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1994

 Nancy T. Burbidge Medal, Australasian Systematic Botany Society (2001 - )

Awarded the Medal 2005

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 Briggs, Barbara Gillian (19341122-)

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 'Briggs, Barbara Gillian', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Briggs, Barbara Gillian Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Three old southern families: Myrtaceae, Proteaceae and Restionaceae Johnson, L.A.S; Briggs, B.G. Three old southern families: Myrtaceae, Proteaceae and Restionaceae The Hague W. Junk 1981 Ecological biogeography on Australia, vol. 1 Keast, Allen 1 427-469 Journal Article: The National Herbarium of New South Wales: One Hundred Years Briggs, Barbara The National Herbarium of New South Wales: One Hundred Years 2001 Telopea 9 2 223-226 Journal Article: Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson 1926-1997 Briggs, Barbara G. Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson 1926-1997 2001 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 4 475-494 Book Section: Anarthriaceae Linder, H.P.; Briggs, B.G.; and Johnson, L.A.S Anarthriaceae Berlin Springer 1998 The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. 4: Flowering Plants K. Kubitzki 4 19-21 Book Section: Ecdeiocoleaceae Linder, H.P.; Briggs, B.G.; and Johnson, L.A.S Ecdeiocoleaceae Berlin Springer 1998 The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. 4: Flowering Plants K. Kubitzki 4 195-197 Book Section: Restionaceae Linder, H.P.; Briggs, B.G.; and Johnson, L.A.S Restionaceae Berlin Springer 1998 The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. 4: Flowering Plants K. Kubitzki 4 425-445 Conference Paper: A molecular phylogeny of Restionaceae and allies. Briggs, B.G.; Marchant, A.D.; Gilmore, S.; and Porter, C.L A molecular phylogeny of Restionaceae and allies. Melbourne CSIRO 2000 Monocots: Systematics and Evolution. [Proceedings of papers presented at the Second International Conference on the Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons, Monocots II, 1998] Journal Article: One hundred years of plant taxonomy, 1889-1989. Briggs, B.G. One hundred years of plant taxonomy, 1889-1989. 1991 Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 78 19-32 Journal Article: Myrtales and Myrtaceae - a phylogenetic analysis. Johnson, L.A.S.; and Briggs, B.G. Myrtales and Myrtaceae - a phylogenetic analysis. 1984 Annal of the Missouri Botanical Garden 71 700-756 Book Section: A guide to a new classification of Restionaceae and allied families. Briggs, B.G.; and Johnson, L.A.S. A guide to a new classification of Restionaceae and allied families. Nedlands, W.A. University of Western Australia Press 1999 Australian Rushes: Biology, Identification and Conservation of Restionaceae and allied families Meney, K.A. & Pate, J.S 25-56 Journal Article: Valerie May - fifty years of phycology King, Robert J.; and Briggs, Barbara G. Valerie May - fifty years of phycology 1988 Telopea 3 2 273-9 Journal Article: Plantaginaceae Briggs, B. G., Carolin. R. C. and Pulley, J. M. Plantaginaceae 1977 Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, flora series 181 1-35 Journal Article: Alma Theodora Lee (1912-1990) Briggs, Barbara Alma Theodora Lee (1912-1990) 1991 Telopea 4 2 141-3 Journal Article: Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson 26 June 1925 - 1 August 1997 Briggs, Barbara G. Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson 26 June 1925 - 1 August 1997 1997 Telopea 7 3 177-180 Journal Article: L. A. S. Johnson - a botanical career Briggs, Barbara G. L. A. S. Johnson - a botanical career 1996 Telopea 6 4 511-20 Journal Article: Vale Dr Lionel Gilbert OAM 2 December 1924 - 28 January 2015 Briggs, Barbara Vale Dr Lionel Gilbert OAM 2 December 1924 - 28 January 2015 2015 Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 161 51-2 Journal Article: Vale Alison McCusker OAM 13 September 1933 - 18 December 2015 Briggs, Barbara Vale Alison McCusker OAM 13 September 1933 - 18 December 2015 2015 Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 165 60-2 Newspaper Article: Botanist Alison McCusker's Flora of Australia remains a formidable legacy Briggs, Barbara Botanist Alison McCusker's Flora of Australia remains a formidable legacy 2015 Sydney Morning Herald Journal Article: Vale Joy Thompson 3 October 1923 - 15 August 2018 Wilson, Karen; and Briggs, Barbara Vale Joy Thompson 3 October 1923 - 15 August 2018 2018 Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 176 23-8 Journal Article: Dr Roger Charles Carolin (1929‒2025) Weston, Peter, Hughes, Janice, Wilson, Karen, Briggs, Barbara, Pellow, Belinda and Keith, David Dr Roger Charles Carolin (1929‒2025) 2025 Australasian Systematic Botany Society newsletter 202 5-15 Journal Article: Evolution in the Myrtaceae - evidence from inflorescence structure Briggs, Barbara Gillian; Johnson, Lawrie Alexander Sidney Evolution in the Myrtaceae - evidence from inflorescence structure 1979 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 102 4 157-256 Journal Article: New Life Member of ASBS: Barbara Briggs Bayly, Michael New Life Member of ASBS: Barbara Briggs 2022 Australasian Systematic Botany Society newsletter 192 3