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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-01-15 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007940b.htm person Beadle Noel Charles William AACR2 20 December 1914 13 October 1998 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Botanist Plant ecologist Noel Beadle was a plant ecologist highly influential in the field in Australia, particularly through his publications and those who had been his students. After completing his university studies he became Demonstrator in the Department of Botany at the University of Sydney. In 1939 he participated in a botanical collecting trip to western New South Wales organised by the Linnean Society of New South Wales. This led to his appointment as Research Officer and Botanist to the newly-created Soil Conservation Service of New South Wales. Based at Condobolin, Beadle's research resulted the first coherent classification and map of the vegetation of the area, published as The vegetation and pastures of western New South Wales, with special reference to soil erosion (1948), considered a seminal work. After eight years teaching botany at the University of Sydney, Beadle was appointed inaugural Professor of Botany at the University of New England in 1954, a position he held for 25 years. He continued to publish highly-regarded works, including The vegetation of Australia (1981) and the 6-volume Students Flora of north eastern New South Wales (1971-1987). Beadle's work was recognised by the award of the Royal Society of New South Wales's Clarke Medal in 1982 and the Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal in 1985. The N. C. W. Beadle Herbarium at the University of New England is a research collection of approximately 100,000 vascular plant specimens. 1939 1939 Career event - Participated in Linnean Society of New South Wales collecting trip to outback New South Wales 1939 1946 Career position - Research Officer and Botanist, Soil Conservation Service, Condobolin, New South Wales 1946 1954 Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer), department of Botany, University of Sydney 1954 1979 Career position - Foundation Professor of Botany, University of New England 1980 1998 Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of New England 1982 1982 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1985 1985 Award - Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal 1993 1998 Award - Fellow of the University, University of New England Evans, Obed David (1889 - 1975) Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1982

 Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal (1983 - )

Awarded the Medal 1985

 The University of New England (1954 - )

Professor of Botany 1954 - 1979

 'Beadle, Noel Charles William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Beadle, Noel Charles William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Botany in the backblocks: from 1939 Beadle, N. C. W.; edited by Gordon J. White Botany in the backblocks: from 1939 Armidale, N.S.W. University of New England Department of Botany 1995 Book: Students Flora of north eastern New South Wales Beadle, N. C. W.; illustrated by Lois D. Beadle Students Flora of north eastern New South Wales Armidale, N.S.W. University of New England, Department of Botany 1971-1987 Book: Flora of the Sydney Region Beadle, N. C. W., Carolin, R. C., and Evans, O. D. Flora of the Sydney Region Rev. Sydney Reed 1072 Book: The vegetation of Australia Beadle, N. C. W. The vegetation of Australia Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1981 Book: The vegetation and pastures of western New South Wales, with special reference to soil erosion Beadle, N. C. W. The vegetation and pastures of western New South Wales, with special reference to soil erosion Sydney Department of Conservation of New South Wales 1948 Book: Handbook of the vascular plants of the Sydney district and Blue Mountains Beadle, N. C. W., Evans, O. D. and Carolin, R. C. Handbook of the vascular plants of the Sydney district and Blue Mountains Armidale, N.S.W. Brown Gem Print 1962 Journal Article: A personal tribute to Emeritus Professor Noel Charles William Beadle 20th December 1914 to 13th October 1998 Foreman, Don A personal tribute to Emeritus Professor Noel Charles William Beadle 20th December 1914 to 13th October 1998 1998 Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter 95 24-5 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010