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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated2024-07-30humanHelen Cohnupdated2025-12-02humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007448b.htmpersonDoweJohn LeslieAACR211 December 1951BotanistScience historianJohn Dowe is an expert on Australian palms and those of New Guinea and other islands of the southwest Pacific Ocean. He has published widely on the biogeography, ecology and systematics of palms. His PhD studies were on the genus Livistona, and his major book on Australian palms was published in 2010. Dowe is also well-known for his research in Australian botanical history. He is a research associate at the Australian Tropical Herbarium at James Cook University, and at the Montgomery Botanical Centre, Coral Gables, Florida.19691969Education - Diploma of Applied Art, Central Technical College, Brisbane19921997Career position - Curator of the plant collections, Townsville Botanic Gardens, Townsville City Council19981998Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc (hons)), James Cook University19982002Career position - Assistant Herbarium Curator and Publications Editor, Tropical Plant Sciences, School of Tropical Biology, James Cook University20012001Education - PhD, James Cook University20022009Career position - Lecturer (Part-time), Tutor and Postgraduate Student Supervisor, School of Tropical Biology, James Cook University20022015Career position - Botanist (Riparian Floristics & Ecology), Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research (later TropWater), James Cook University2016Career position - Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University20162016Life event - Retired
James Cook University (1998 - )
Botanist (Riparian Floristics & Ecology), Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research 2002 - 2015; Lecturer (Part-time), Tutor and Postgraduate Student Supervisor, School of Tropical Biology 2002 - 2009
'Dowe, John Leslie', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyDowe, John LeslieSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationReview: Historical Records of Australian ScienceDowe, John Leslie2019Historical Records of Australian Science30161-2Journal Article: The Gullivers' Acacia Vale Gardens and Nursery, Townsville: a successful experiment in tropical gardeningDowe, J. L.The Gullivers' Acacia Vale Gardens and Nursery, Townsville: a successful experiment in tropical gardening2022Australian Garden History34212-4Journal Article: Philip John MacMahon: Brisbane Botanic Gardens curator 1889 - 1905 and his vision of Brisbane as a "City of palms"Dowe, John LesliePhilip John MacMahon: Brisbane Botanic Gardens curator 1889 - 1905 and his vision of Brisbane as a "City of palms"2018Queensland History Journal238507-21Journal Article: Odoardo Beccari and Enrico D'Albertis in Australia and New Zealand, 1878: botanical and zoological collectionsDowe, John LeslieOdoardo Beccari and Enrico D'Albertis in Australia and New Zealand, 1878: botanical and zoological collections2016Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania150227-41Journal Article: "I saw a good deal of the country much more that any other collector": an assessment of the botanical collections of Eugene Fitzalan (1830-1911)Dowe, John Leslie"I saw a good deal of the country much more that any other collector": an assessment of the botanical collections of Eugene Fitzalan (1830-1911)2015Cunninghamia1587-133Journal Article: Ferdinand Mueller in Western Australia in 1877, with notes on his later contributions to the Western Australian floraDowe, John LeslieFerdinand Mueller in Western Australia in 1877, with notes on his later contributions to the Western Australian flora2023Nuytsia34157-78Journal Article: A family's contribution to Queensland botany: John Howard Simmonds [Snr] (1862 - 1955), Rose Simmonds (née Culpin) (1877 - 1960) and John Howard Simmonds [Jnr] (1901 - 1992)Dowe, John LeslieA family's contribution to Queensland botany: John Howard Simmonds [Snr] (1862 - 1955), Rose Simmonds (née Culpin) (1877 - 1960) and John Howard Simmonds [Jnr] (1901 - 1992)2017Austrobaileya101168-83Journal Article: Charles Weldon (de Burgh) Birch (Count Zelling), an unassuming botanical and zoological collector in central and north-eastern QueenslandDowe, John LeslieCharles Weldon (de Burgh) Birch (Count Zelling), an unassuming botanical and zoological collector in central and north-eastern Queensland2016North Queensland Naturalist4616-46Journal Article: Walter Hill: his involvement with palms (Arecaceae), and notes on his herbarium and the expeditions of 1872 and 1873Dowe, John LeslieWalter Hill: his involvement with palms (Arecaceae), and notes on his herbarium and the expeditions of 1872 and 18732016Austrobaileya94489-507Journal Article: Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, the "Princeps of Australian botany", and a historical account of his Australasian palmsDowe, John LeslieBaron Ferdinand von Mueller, the "Princeps of Australian botany", and a historical account of his Australasian palms2016Palms61121-40Book: Wendland's palms: Hermann Wendland (1825 - 1903) of Herrenhausen Gardens, Hannover: his contribution to the taxonomy and horticulture of the palms (Arecaceae)Dowe, John LeslieWendland's palms: Hermann Wendland (1825 - 1903) of Herrenhausen Gardens, Hannover: his contribution to the taxonomy and horticulture of the palms (Arecaceae)BerlinBotanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin2019Review: Historical Records of Australian ScienceDowe, John Leslie2022Historical Records of Australian Science33174Journal Article: F. M. Bailey's Ascent of Mt Bellenden-Ker in 1889, and Notes on the Publication Priority of New Vascular Plant Species from The ExpeditionDowe, John L.F. M. Bailey's Ascent of Mt Bellenden-Ker in 1889, and Notes on the Publication Priority of New Vascular Plant Species from The Expedition2007Austrobaileya7555-566Journal Article: The Australian paintings of Marianne North, 1880 - 1881: landscapes "doomed shortly to disappear"Dowe, John L.The Australian paintings of Marianne North, 1880 - 1881: landscapes "doomed shortly to disappear"2020Cunninghamia201-33Journal Article: The Wehl family of South Australia and their botanical connections with "Dear Uncle" Baron Ferdinand von MuellerDowe, J. L.; May, T. W.; Maroske, S.; and Smith, L. T.The Wehl family of South Australia and their botanical connections with "Dear Uncle" Baron Ferdinand von Mueller2020Swainsona3411-79Journal Article: Observations of Palms Made by the Botanist and Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt during the Australian Overland Expedition of 1844-1845Dowe, J. L.Observations of Palms Made by the Botanist and Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt during the Australian Overland Expedition of 1844-18452005Palms494167-182Journal Article: Marianne North's paintings of Australian gardens, 1880-81Dowe, J. L.Marianne North's paintings of Australian gardens, 1880-812018Australian garden history30112-5Journal Article: Ludwig Leichhardt's Australian Plant Collections, 1842-1847Dowe, J. L.Ludwig Leichhardt's Australian Plant Collections, 1842-18472005Austrobaileya71151-163Journal Article: The botanical collections of Ebenezer CowleyDowe, John LeslieThe botanical collections of Ebenezer Cowley2014Austrobaileya92263-78Journal Article: Livistona victoriae and the North Australian Exploring Expedition. 1855 - 1856Dowe, John Leslie and Schweizer, Ernest<span style="font-style:italic">Livistona victoriae</span> and the North Australian Exploring Expedition. 1855 - 18562022Palms66290-102Journal Article: Walter Hill's palm collection at the Brisbane Botanic Garden, 1855-1881Dowe, J. L.Walter Hill's palm collection at the Brisbane Botanic Garden, 1855-18812016Palms and cycads13011-24Journal Article: Philip John MacMahon (1857-1911) and the palm collection in the old Brisbane Botanic GardensDowe, J.L. (2017).Philip John MacMahon (1857-1911) and the palm collection in the old Brisbane Botanic Gardens2017Palms and cycads13514-24Journal Article: The Wendlands of Herrenhausen Gardens (Hanover, Germany): a study of their Australian plant specimens in the herbarium of the University of Goettingen (GOET)Dowe, J. L., Reiner-Drehwald, M. E., Appelhans, M. S. and Hörandl, E.The Wendlands of Herrenhausen Gardens (Hanover, Germany): a study of their Australian plant specimens in the herbarium of the University of Goettingen (GOET)2019Australian systematic botany322/3177-215Journal Article: Cairns Botanic Gardens, Queensland, AustraliaDowe, J. L.Cairns Botanic Gardens, Queensland, Australia2022Palm journal: Palm Society of California22314-27Journal Article: Ferdinand Mueller's unfulfilled quest - early attempts to introduce Verticordia oculata to ornamental horticultureDowe, J. L.Ferdinand Mueller's unfulfilled quest - early attempts to introduce <span style="font-style:italic">Verticordia oculata</span> to ornamental horticulture2023Australian garden history35218-22Journal Article: F.M.Bailey's taxonomy of Meston's collections from the Bennenden Ker Expedition of 1904Dowe, John Leslie and Broughton, Alan D.F.M.Bailey's taxonomy of Meston's collections from the Bennenden Ker Expedition of 19042008Austrobaileya7675-7Book: Australian palms: biogeography, ecology and systematicsDowe, John LeslieAustralian palms: biogeography, ecology and systematicsCollingwood, Vic.CSIRO Publishing2010Journal Article: "Such superfluity of genera": Ferdinand Mueller's criticism of generic limits in Wendland and Drude's "Palmae australasicae" of 1875Dowe, John Leslie"Such superfluity of genera": Ferdinand Mueller's criticism of generic limits in Wendland and Drude's "Palmae australasicae" of 18752018Historical Records of Australian Science29282-90Journal Article: Flowers and fungi: illustrations by Ferdinand von Mueller's niecesDowe, John, Maroske, Sara and May, TomFlowers and fungi: illustrations by Ferdinand von Mueller's nieces2020Australian garden history32April12-5Journal Article: Overlooked plant species names associated with the botanical collections of Eugene FitzalanDowe, J. L.Overlooked plant species names associated with the botanical collections of Eugene Fitzalan2015Austrobaileya93439-44Journal Article: "This Disastrous Event Staggered Me"; Reconstructing the Botany of Ludwig Leichhardt on the Overland Expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, 1844-5Fensham, R. J.; Bean, A. R.; Dowe, J. L.; and Dunlop, C. R."This Disastrous Event Staggered Me"; Reconstructing the Botany of Ludwig Leichhardt on the Overland Expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, 1844-52006Cunninghamia9451-506Journal Article: John Dallachy (1804-71): from gardener to botanical collectorDowe, John Leslie; and Maroske, SaraJohn Dallachy (1804-71): from gardener to botanical collector2020Historical Records of Australian Science31287-100Journal Article: John Dallachy (1804 -71): collecting botanical specimens in Rockingham BayDowe, John Leslie; and Maroske, SaraJohn Dallachy (1804 -71): collecting botanical specimens in Rockingham Bay2020Historical Records of Australian Science312101-17Journal Article: The botanical collections of William Hann's Northern Expedition of 1872 to Cape York Peninsula, QueenslandDowe, John Leslie and Taylor, Peter IllingworthThe botanical collections of William Hann's Northern Expedition of 1872 to Cape York Peninsula, Queensland2019Austrobaileya103506-38Journal Article: The Gullivers' travels: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848 - 1931), Benjamin John Gulliver (1851 - 1938) and Susannah Gulliver (1857 - 1938): their contribution to Australian natural history and horticultureDowe, John Leslie and Short, Philip S.The Gullivers' travels: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848 - 1931), Benjamin John Gulliver (1851 - 1938) and Susannah Gulliver (1857 - 1938): their contribution to Australian natural history and horticulture2024Swainsona3845-72Journal Article: Eugene Fitzalan (1830-1911), an enigmatic botanical collector and plantsman in QueenslandDowe, John Leslie and Nelson, E. CharlesEugene Fitzalan (1830-1911), an enigmatic botanical collector and plantsman in Queensland2015Queensland History Journal2211795-811Journal Article: "These princely plants": Ferdinand Mueller and the naming of Australasian plantsDowe, John Leslie and Maroske, Sara"These princely plants": Ferdinand Mueller and the naming of Australasian plants2016Historical Records of Australian Science27113-27Journal Article: Watkins Munro Martin Conservatory, Cairns Botanic Garden, QueenslandDowe, John Leslie and Warmington, DavidWatkins Munro Martin Conservatory, Cairns Botanic Garden, Queensland2016Palms60141-50