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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-03-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005561b.htm person McGillivray Donald John AACR2 20 August 1935 17 August 2012 Place of Birth Griffith, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Botanist Don McGillivray attended the School of Forestry at the Australian National University after gaining his BSc. After five years with the New South Wales Forestry Commission, he joined the New South Wales National Herbarium as Botanist (later Senior Botanist). Increasingly his interests centred on Grevillea, Australia's third largest plant genus. In 1993, with R. O. Makinson, McGillivray published the first revision of Grevillea in 150 years. His interests extended to botanical nomenclature and the history of Australian botany. McGillivray was renowned for his meticulous and exhaustive work in defining morphological characters and gathering primary data. He was the foundation Secretary of the Australian Systematic Botany Society. 1959 1964 Career position - Forestry officer, New South Wales Forestry Commission 1964 1985 Career position - Botanist, New South Wales National Herbarium 1969 1970 Career position - Australian Botanical Liaison Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1973 1975 Career position - Secretary, Australian Systematic Botany Society 1993 1993 Award - Engler Medal, International Association for Plant Taxonomy National Herbarium of New South Wales, Colony and State of New South Wales (1896 - )

Botanist 1864 - 1985

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1759 - )

Australian Botanical Liaison Officer 1969 - 1970

 Australian Systematic Botany Society Inc (1973 - 2011)

Secretary 1973 - 1975

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 McGillivray, D J (19350820-20120817)

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 'McGillivray, Donald John (Don)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McGillivray, Donald John (Don) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Vale Donald John (Don) McGillivray Makinson, R. O. (Bob) Vale Donald John (Don) McGillivray 2013 Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 154 16-20 Journal Article: Vale Donald John McGillivray (1935-2012), botanist Olde, Peter Vale Donald John McGillivray (1935-2012), botanist 2012 Grevillea Study Group Newsletter 93 12-4