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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-27 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007036b.htm person Tisdall Henry Thomas Normanton FLS AACR2 18 January 1836 10 July 1905 Place of Birth Waterford, Ireland Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Teacher Botanist Henry Tisdall was a teacher with the Victorian Department of Education who, for 18 years from 1868, resided in the Walhalla district (Gippsland, Victoria). During this period (and afterwards) he was made extensive field trips throughout the area, becoming exceptionally knowledgeable about the local flora. Encouraged by the Victorian Government Botanist, Ferdinand von Mueller, Tisdall turned his attention to fungi and in this became similarly expert. In 1886 he transferred to the Albert Park school in Melbourne. At this time his interests widened to include algae. Resigning from the Department in 1894, he became lecturer in botany at the Training Institute for School Teachers and the veterinary college. Tisdall was a member of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria almost from its inception, serving as President and publishing extensively in its journal, the Victorian naturalist. His collection of Victorian plants, 25 volumes of mounted and annotated specimens, is in the National Herbarium of Victoria, as is a collection of his fungal paintings. 1858 1858 Life event - Migrated to Victoria 1868 1886 Career event - Teacher in Wahalla district, Gippsland, Victoria 1881 1905 Career position - Member, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria 1883 1890 Award - Fellow, Linnean Society of London 1886 1894 Career position - Teacher, Albert Park school, Melbourne 1893 1895 Career position - President, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria 1894 1894 Career event - Appointed Lecturer in botany, Training Institute for School Teachers National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

Tisdall's specimens and paintings of fungi are in the Herbarium

 The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Inc (1880 - )

President 1893 - 1895

 'Tisdall, Henry Thomas Normanton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Tisdall, Henry Thomas Normanton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A botanical peep into the rocky pools of Sorrento and Queenscliff Tisdall, H. T. A botanical peep into the rocky pools of Sorrento and Queenscliff 1897 The Victorian naturalist 14 7-11, 86-91 Journal Article: The algae of Victoria Tisdall, H. T. The algae of Victoria Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1898 Report of the seventh meetings of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 7 493-516 Journal Article: Under eastern Baw Baw: a botanical trip in the Gippsland mountains Tisdall, H. T. Under eastern Baw Baw: a botanical trip in the Gippsland mountains 1896 The Victorian naturalist 13 93-7 Journal Article: Fungi of the country east of Mt Baw Baw Tisdall, H. T. Fungi of the country east of Mt Baw Baw 1885 The Victorian naturalist 1 169-72 Journal Article: The late Mr H. T. Tisdall Anon The late Mr H. T. Tisdall 1905 The Victorian naturalist 22 56-8 Journal Article: Records of Victorian Botanists Maiden, J. H. Records of Victorian Botanists 1908 The Victorian naturalist 25 101-117 Journal Article: Botanical pioneers in Victoria - II Willis, J. H. Botanical pioneers in Victoria - II 1949 Victorian Naturalist 66 6 103-9 Journal Article: Port Phillip Heads: a phycological saga Ducker, Sophie C. Port Phillip Heads: a phycological saga 1983 Phycologia 22 431-443 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010