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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-08-09 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007460b.htm person Gulliver Benjamin John AACR2 28 February 1851 30 September 1938 Place of Birth Cornwall, United Kingdom Place of Death Townsville, Queensland, Australia Gardener Botanical collector Benjamin Gulliver arrived in Victoria as a young boy and was employed at the Melbourne Botanic Garden from 1866. He was chosen by the Director of the Garden, Ferdinand Mueller, as botanical collector to join Francis Cadell's expedition to the Northern Territory, the main object being to investigate country suitable for agriculture. Most of the plant collections made by Gulliver on the expedition came from the area around the base camp on the Liverpool River. In c.1870 he moved to Hobart where he established a business collecting and selling seed, particularly Eucalyptus and Acacia. He was joined in Hobart by his siblings Thomas and Susannah. Between them, they made nearly 600 plant collections around Hobart, particularly from Mt Wellington, and in the Lake St Clair region. In 1882 Benjamin moved to Townsville, Queensland, where Thomas had settled. Benjamin established a nursery business, Acacia Vale, supplying fruit and vegetables to residents of the town. A family affair, the business was mainly the work of Benjamin, although he was joined by Susannah (who specialised in floristry), some of his children and, at times, Thomas. The Gullivers had a long connection with Ferdinand Mueller, with the result that the National Herbarium of Victoria holds over 1,000 of their collections of plants, including bryophytes and lichens. 1856 1856 Life event - Arrived in Melbourne with his family 1866 1866 Career event - Employed as a Garden Boy, Melbourne Botanic Garden 1867 1868 Career position - Botanical collector on Francis Cadell's expedition to the Northern Territory 1870? 1870? Life event - Moved to Tasmania 1870 1870 Career event - Elected as member, Victorian Horticultural Improvement Society 1882 1882 Career event - Established Acacia Vale plant nursery in Townsville Gulliver, Thomas Allen (1848 - 1931)

Thomas and Benjamin were brothers

 Gulliver, Susannah (1857 - 1938)

Benjamin and Susannah were brother and sister

 Cadell, Francis (1822 - 1879)

Botanical collector with Cadell's expedition to the Northern Territory 1867 - 1868

 National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

The Herbarium holds over 1,000 specimens collected by the Gulliver siblings (Thomas, Benjamin and Susannah)

 'Gulliver, Benjamin John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gulliver, Benjamin John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal 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 horticulture Dowe, 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 horticulture 2024 Swainsona 38 45-72