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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-03-13 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007645b.htm person Tate Thomas AACR2 25 June 1842 27 January 1934 Place of Birth Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom Place of Death Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Teacher Medical practitioner Explorer Thomas Tate studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh but did not complete his studies. This did not stop him being employed as a ship's doctor on voyages to Spitsbergen in 1860 and then to New Zealand. After several years as dispenser at the Invercargill Hospital and engaged in gold mining, Tate moved to Melbourne. In January 1872 he was again ship's doctor, this time with the New Guinea Prospecting Association, heading for the Fly River. The ship foundered near Bramble Reef in the Great Barrier Reef. Later that year Tate was appointed naturalist with the Northern Exploring Party, a Queensland government initiative to explore Cape York under the leadership of William Hann. With Norman Taylor, geologist with the Party, Tate collected botanical specimens which were sent to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Tate River was named in his honour. In 1874 Tate joined the Queensland Department of Public Instruction, teaching at schools including Oakey Creek, Normanton, Thursday Island and St Lawrence. After over 40 years teaching Tate retired in 1918. January 1872 February 1872 Career position - Ship's doctor, New Guinea Prospecting Association expedition to Fly River, New Guinea June 1872 November 1872 Career position - Naturalist, Northern Exploring Party 1874 1918 Career position - Teacher, Queensland Department of Public Instruction Taylor, Norman (1834 - 1894) Hann, William (1837 - 1889) Tate, Ralph (1840 - 1901)

Ralph and William were brothers

 Northern Exploring Party, Colony of Queensland (1872)

Naturalist 1872

 'Tate, Thomas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Tate, Thomas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Thomas Tate (1842 - 1934) Thomas Tate (1842 - 1934) National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 2025 Obituaries Australia Journal Article: Thomas Tate (1842-1934): Doctor, Adventurer and Teacher Pearn, John Thomas Tate (1842-1934): Doctor, Adventurer and Teacher 2000 Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland 17 8 354-360 Book: A doctor in the garden: nomen medici in botanicis: Australian flora and the world of medicine Pearn, John Hemsley A doctor in the garden: nomen medici in botanicis: Australian flora and the world of medicine Herston, Qld Amphion Press 2001 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010