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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-02-15 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006875b.htm person Corrick Margaret Georgina AACR2 11 October 1922 12 August 2020 Place of Birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Botanist Naturalist Margaret Corrick was a naturalist widely recognised for her extensive knowledge of the flora of southeastern Australia and of southern Western Australia. Her interest was sparked while living in country Victoria, when she joined the local naturalists' clubs and often made camping trips. Having moved to Melbourne, Corrick became involved in the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, holding a number of offices including as a member of the editorial committee of the Victorian naturalist and of the Committee for the Australian Natural History Medallion. She was President of the Club from 1976 to 1978. Between 1975 and 1987 Corrick was on the staff of the National Herbarium of Victoria. Among her achievements was the initiation of the volunteers program under which significant progress was made in the curation of the collections. Corrick was an inveterate and skilled collector, concentrating on taxa that were poorly represented in the Herbarium, from areas where few collections had been made, and on plants that were the focus of research by Herbarium botanists. The Herbarium holds nearly 6,000 of her specimens. She published several well-regarded book on the Victorian and Western Australian floras in association with photographer Bruce Fuhrer, including Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas (2000) and Wildflowers of southern Western Australia (1996, 3rd ed. 2009). Corrick was noted as an authority on the genus Pultenaea (Fabaceae). 1965 1968 Career position - Secretary, Hamilton Branch, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria 1973 1980 Career position - Secretary, General Committee of the Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria 1975 1976 Career position - Assistant Secretary, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria 1975 1980 Career position - Technical Assistant Grade 1, National Herbarium of Victoria 1976 1978 Career position - President, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria 1980 1986 Career position - Technical Assistant Grade 2, National Herbarium of Victoria 1986 1987 Career position - Technical Officer, National Herbarium of Victoria 1987 1987 Career event - Retired 1987 2008 Career position - Honorary Associate, National Herbarium of Victoria 2005 2020 Award - Honorary Member, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1940 - )

Secretary, General Committee 1973 - 1980

 National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

Technical Assistant (later Officer) 1975 - 1987; Honorary Associate 1987 - 2008; the Herbarium holds nearly 6,000 of Corrick's specimens

 The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Inc (1880 - )

President 1976 - 1978; Honorary Member 2005 - 2020

 'Corrick, Margaret Georgina', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Corrick, Margaret Georgina Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Alison M. Ashby, 1975. Australian Natural History Medallionist Corrick, M. G. Alison M. Ashby, 1975. Australian Natural History Medallionist 1976 The Victorian naturalist 93 3 95-96 Journal Article: Margaret Corrick, Technical Officer Coles, Cathryn Margaret Corrick, Technical Officer 1988 Botanic magazine 3 41 Journal Article: Margaret Corrick: 11 October 1922 - 12 August 2020 Presland, Gary Margaret Corrick: 11 October 1922 - 12 August 2020 2020 The Victorian naturalist 137 5 153-4 Journal Article: Margaret Corrick 11 October 1922 to 12 August 2020 George, Alex; with assistance from Walsh, Neville Margaret Corrick 11 October 1922 to 12 August 2020 2021 Australasian Systematic Botany Society newsletter 186 34-5