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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-07-16 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007429b.htm person Whibley David John Edward AACR2 23 June 1936 14 July 2002 Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Botanist Horticulturist David Whibley was a botanist many of whose forebears were horticulturists. He started at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens at age 16, subsequently gaining a certificate in horticulture. In 1956 he transferred to the State Herbarium of South Australia where he spent the next 36 years. His major responsibilities related to the provision of plant identifications to the public and the curation of the collections. He collected widely in South Australia and Western Australia, these specimens being added to the Herbarium's collections. Ultimately Whibley headed the curation team. He was known for his extensive wide knowledge on diversity and cultivation of South Australian plants. He was an expert on the Acacia species of South Australia: his guidebook was published in two editions. 1952 1956 Career event - Employed at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1956 1956 Career event - Transferred to the State Herbarium of South Australia 1980 1980 Career event - Acacias of South Australia published June 1988 June 1988 Life event - Retired as Technical Officer from the Herbarium State Herbarium of South Australia (1954 - )

Retired 1988 as Technical Officer and head of curation

 'Whibley, David John Edward', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Whibley, David John Edward Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Leguminosoidae subfamily Mimosoideae Whibley, D. J. E. Leguminosoidae subfamily Mimosoideae 4th Adelaide Government Printer 1986 Flora of South Australia Jessop, J. P. and Toelken, H. R. 511-69 Book: Garden weeds: identification and control Whibley, David J, E. and Christensen, T. J.; illustrated by L, Dutkiewicz Garden weeds: identification and control Adelaide Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1982 Book: Acacias of South Australia Whibley, D. J. E.; illustrated by L. Dutkiewicz Acacias of South Australia Adelaide Government Printer 1980 Journal Article: David Whibley: 23rd June 1936 - 14th July 2002 Barker, Bill David Whibley: 23rd June 1936 - 14th July 2002 2002 Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter 112:14-5 112 14-5 Journal Article: Vale David John Edward Whibley, 1936 - 2022 Jones, David Vale David John Edward Whibley, 1936 - 2022 2002 Australian garden history 14 3 22 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010