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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-03-19 human Elizabeth Daniels updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006333b.htm person Collie Robert FLS AACR2 1839 18 April 1892 Place of Birth Aberdeenshire, Scotland Place of Death Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Minister of religion Botanical collector Robert Collie was a Presbyterian Minister and botanical collector living and working in Sydney New South Wales between 1876 and 1892. Robert Collie had a particular interest in the way bushfires dispersed plant species. He bequeathed his collection of books and herbarium to the New South Wales Linnean Society. 1876 1876 Life event - Migrated to New South Wales 1876 1892 Career position - Incumbent Presbyterian minister, Newton, Sydney 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1888 1892 Award - Fellow, Linnean Society of London (FLS) Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

Member of the Society; Collie bequeathed his herbarium and library to the Society

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 -

 Natural History Association of New South Wales (1887 - 1891?)

Attended the initial meeting 1887

 'Collie, Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Collie, Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Funeral of the Rev. Robert Collie Funeral of the Rev. Robert Collie 1892 Sydney Morning Herald 6 Book: Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists including plant collectors and botanical artists Desmond, Ray Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists including plant collectors and botanical artists London, England Taylor & Francis 1977 Journal Article: The influence of bush fires in the distribution of species Collie, Robert The influence of bush fires in the distribution of species 1887 Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 21 103-7 Journal Article: Specimens of plants collected at King George's Sound by the Rev. R. Collie, F.L.S. Woolls, Specimens of plants collected at King George's Sound by the Rev. R. Collie, F.L.S. 1892 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, series 2 4 2 317-24 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010 Journal Article: Records of Australian botanists:- (a) general; (b) New South Wales Maiden, J. H. Records of Australian botanists:- (a) general; (b) New South Wales 1908 Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales 42 60-132 [Biographical cuttings on Rev. Robert Collie, Presbyterian Minister and Botanist, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals] National Library of Australia [Biographical cuttings on Rev. Robert Collie, Presbyterian Minister and Botanist, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals] 1831136 Paper files and documents 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