Adcock, George Henry

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English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-03-12 human Elizabeth Daniels updated 2026-01-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006314b.htm person Adcock George Henry AACR2 2 October 1860 18 January 1931 Place of Birth Lincolnshire, England Place of Death Gosford, New South Wales, Australia Teacher Viticulturist Horticulturist Science educator George Adcock was a teacher and botanist working in the Geelong region of Victoria. Between 1875 and 1898 he worked for the Victorian Public Service as a head teacher and later permanent assistant at Geelong Flinders School. In 1898 he transferred to the Victorian Government Department of Agriculture. By 1906 he was Principal of the Viticultural Station and School in Rutherglen Victoria. He retired from this position in October 1920. Alongside his formal employment George Adcock was an active member of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club serving as president in 1897 and again in 1902. He was also a member of the Royal Society of Victoria and a fellow of the Linnean Society (London). His census of indigenous plants of the Geelong District, census of the plants of the Cape Otway Forest and Supplementary list of plants from the cap Otway Forest are held by the Royal Botanical Gardens of Victoria. 1864 1864 Life event - Migrated from England to Australia 1875 1897 Career position - Department of Education, Colonial Government of Victoria 1896 1896 Publication - Book: Supplementary list of plants from Cape Otway Forest 1896 1896 Publication - Book: Census of plants of the Cape Otway Forest to October 1895 1897 1897 Publication - Book: Census of indigenous plants of the Geelong district 1897 1897 Career position - President, Geelong Field Naturalists Club, Victoria 1898 1902 Career position - Member, Royal Society of Victoria 1898 1920 Career position - Department of Agriculture, Colonial Government of Victoria 1902 1902 Career position - President, Geelong Field Naturalists Club, Victoria 1906 1920 Career position - Principal, Viticultural Station and School, Rutherglen, Victoria 1914 Career position - Country Member, The Royal Society of Victoria 'Adcock, George Henry', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Adcock, George Henry Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: A Biographical register 1788-1939 : notes from the name index of the Australian Dictionary of biography. Volume 1: A-K Gibbney, H. J.; and Smith, Ann G. A Biographical register 1788-1939 : notes from the name index of the Australian Dictionary of biography. Volume 1: A-K Canberra Australian Dictionary of Biography 1987 Book Section: Brunning, George (1830-1893), nurseryman Ericksen, R. F. Brunning, George (1830-1893), nurseryman Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1969 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C Douglas Pike 279-280 Resource: Supplementary list of plants from Cape Otway Forest Adcock, George Henry Supplementary list of plants from Cape Otway Forest Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria 1896 Journal Article: Census of plants of the Cape Otway Forest to October 1895 Adcock, George Henry Census of plants of the Cape Otway Forest to October 1895 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria 1896 Geelong Naturalist 5 1 13 - 19 Journal Article: Census of indigenous plants of the Geelong district Adcock, George Henry Census of indigenous plants of the Geelong district Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria 1897 Geelong Naturalist 6 1 31 - 36 Newspaper Article: Beyond the Veil: Mr G. H. Adcock Beyond the Veil: Mr G. H. Adcock 1931 The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate 8 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