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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-23 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007033b.htm person Hannaford Samuel G. AACR2 1828 3 January 1874 Place of Birth Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom Place of Death Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Bank employee Editor Botanical collector Samuel Hannaford migrated to Victoria in 1853 and worked as a bank teller in country towns between 1855 and 1863. He made the acquaintance of the Victorian Government Botanist, Ferdinand Mueller, and collected plant specimens for him in the areas where he lived. In 1863 Hannaford moved to Tasmania where he was for six years Librarian at the Hobart Public Library. He continued collecting plants, including algae (in company with John Fereday) which were sent to British phycologist William Harvey. Hannaford wrote a number of popular works on the natural history of Victoria and Tasmania intended for the benefit of settlers. He was in addition editor of the Victorian agricultural and horticultural gazette and newspapers the Launceston times and the Tasmanian times. The plant genus Hannafordia (Malvaceae) was named in his honour. Over 750 of his specimens are in the National Herbarium of Victoria. 1853 1853 Life event - Arrived in Victoria 1855 1856 Career position - Bank teller in Warrnambool, Victoria 1856 1863 Career position - Bank teller in Geelong, Victoria 1857 1861 Career position - Editor, Victorian agricultural and horticultural gazette 1863 1863 Life event - Moved to Tasmania 1863 1868 Career position - Editor, Launceston times 1868 1874 Career position - Librarian, Hobart Public Library National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

The Herbarium holds over 750 of Hannaford's specimens

 Victorian agricultural and horticultural gazette (1857 - 1861)

Editor 1857 - 1861

 'Hannaford, Samuel G.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hannaford, Samuel G. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The wild flowers of Tasmania, or, chatty rambles afloat and ashore : amidst the seaweeds, ferns, and flowering plants : with a complete list of indigenous ferns, and instructions for their cultivation Hannaford, S. The wild flowers of Tasmania, or, chatty rambles afloat and ashore : amidst the seaweeds, ferns, and flowering plants : with a complete list of indigenous ferns, and instructions for their cultivation Melbourne F. F. Bailliere 1866 Book: Jottings in Australia : or, notes on the flora and fauna of Victoria : with a catalogue of the more common plants, their habitats and dates of flowering Hannaford, S. Jottings in Australia : or, notes on the flora and fauna of Victoria : with a catalogue of the more common plants, their habitats and dates of flowering Melbourne J. Blundell and Co. 1856 Book: Sea and river-side rambles in Victoria: being a handbook for those seeing recreation during the summer months Hannaford, Samuel Sea and river-side rambles in Victoria: being a handbook for those seeing recreation during the summer months Geelong, Vic. Heath & Cordell 1860 Book: Sea and River-side Rambles in Victoria Hannaford, Samuel; with an introduction by Sophie C. Ducker Sea and River-side Rambles in Victoria Facs. Warrnambool Warrnambool Institute Press 1981 Journal Article: Records of Victorian Botanists Maiden, J. H. Records of Victorian Botanists 1908 The Victorian naturalist 25 101-117 Journal Article: Port Phillip Heads: a phycological saga Ducker, Sophie C. Port Phillip Heads: a phycological saga 1983 Phycologia 22 431-443 Book: Australian botanist's companion George, Alex S. Australian botanist's companion Kardinya, W.A. Four Gables Press 2009 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010