Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators (A)

Based on the list  published by J.H. Willis, D. Pearson, M.T. Davis, and J.W. Green, Western Australian Herbarium Research Notes Number 12, August 1986.
Enhanced with information from George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA.

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Surnames (Family names) starting with:
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ABBOTT, Francis, Jnr	1834-1903	Gardens Superintendent, Hobart, TAS	notes	portrait
ABID, Munir. A.. See MUNIR
ABRAHAMS, L.	fl. 1910
ABRAHAMSON, Ada	fl. 1890s	Amateur seaweed collector, WA	notes
ACKLAND, Judith Joan	fl. 1960s	Botanist
ADAIR, Robyn	1962-	Botanist
ADAM, P.		Ecologist
ADAM, William Keith	?1860-1900	Stock-owner, plant collector, WA	notes
ADAMS, David Boner	1900-1951	Mycologist, plant pathologist
ADAMS, Laurence George (Laurie)*	1929-2014	Herbarium botanist, CSIRO Canberra, ACT	notes	portrait
ADAMS, Mary Annie or Annie Mary, see WILKINS	1874–1931
ADAMS, Miss	fl. 1889	Collected on the River Murray
ADAMS, Nilavan	fl. 2000s	Botanical artist, ACT	notes	portrait
ADAMS, Robin*	1953-	Botany Teacher
ADAMS, Ronald	1934-	Botanical illustrator based in Adelaide, SA	notes
ADAMS, T.W.	fl. 1900s
ADAMSON, Frederick M.	fl. 1836-58	Pioneer settler near Melbourne, VIC	notes
ADAMSON, Robert Stephen	1885-1965	Botanist
ADAMSON, S. W. ^^	fl. 1896	collected near Uralla, NSW
ADAMTHWAITE, A.E. ^^	fl. 1891	collected along R. Murray, NSW
ADCOCK, George Henry	1860-1931	Schoolmaster, Geelong; viticulturist Rutherglen, VIC	notes	portrait
ADCOCK, T. ^^	fl. 1888	collected Airey Inlet, VIC
ADIAN, G. I. ^^	fl. 1885	collected in VIC
AGARDH, Jakob Georg	1813-1901	Swedish botanist, phycologist, never visited Australia	notes	portrait
AHMED, Amanda	fl. 2000s	Botanical artist, VIC	notes	portrait
AIRY SHAW, Herbert Kenneth*	1902-1985	Botanist, classicist, lifetime based in Kew, UK	notes	portrait
AITKEN, R.T.	fl. 1921
ALBISON, K.W.	fl. 1932	Botanist
ALBRECHT, David Edward*	1962-	Herbarium botanist, VIC, NT, TAS, ACT	notes	portrait
ALCOCK, Charles Raymond (Ray)*	1921-2015	Agronomist, plant collector, weed specialist, SA	notes	portrait
ALCOCK, Ernest Simpson		Agricultural adviser
ALCOCK, H.W. ^^	fl. 1896	collected Swan River District, WA
ALCOCK, Kath	1925-2023	Botanical artist, field naturalist, collector, SA	notes	portrait
ALCORN, John Leonard*	1937-	Mycologist
ALDERSEY, Mary Ann	1825-1906	School-teacher, collected for Mueller, McLaren Vale, SA	notes	portrait
ALDRIDGE, H.E.	fl. 1899	collected Maryborough, QLD
ALEXANDER, Wilfrid Backhouse	1885-1965	Botanist, ornithologist, museum curator, Opuntia, WA, VIC	notes	portrait
ALFORD, Brian P.	fl. 1970s	Teacher
ALKIN, Thomas Verrier, Rev.	1838-1921	Anglican clergyman, Toowoomba QLD; various NSW	notes
ALLAN, D.	fl. 1891	collected at Colombo near Bega, NSW
ALLAN, J.	fl. 1860s	collected in Gippsland, VIC
ALLAN, J.S. or J.L. (or Allen)	fl. 1890s	Forest ranger, various parts of NSW	notes
ALLAN, Keith Maxwell	1950-	Botanical illustrator
ALLAN, Margaret Forbes,	1924-	Bank clerk
ALLEN, A. ^^	fl. 1896	collected at Mossman Bay, QLD
ALLEN, Betty Eleanor Gosset, Mrs* née MOLESWORTH	1913–2002	Botanist, cryptogamist
ALLEN, Beverly	fl. 2000s	Botanical illustrator, NSW	notes	portrait
ALLEN, Charles Ernest Frank	1876-1939	Gardens curator, Darwin, NT	notes
ALLEN, Grace Adelaide	1871-1940	Collected in Qld for Mueller, QLD	notes
ALLEN (ALLAN), John ^^	fl. 1840s	collected fungi on Murrumbidgee R.
ALLEN, William Tucker	1846-	expedition collector, Kimberley, WA; western VIC	notes
ALLEN, Miss (? Catherine) ^^	1863-	collected at Penola, SA; Bass Str. islands, TAS
ALLENDER, Bruce		Botanist, phycologist
ALLENDER, Marie Joyce*	1917-1995	Naturalist, herbarium technician, VIC	notes
ALLEY, Neville	fl. 1980	Palynologist
ALLISON, J. ^^	fl. 1998	collected at Bathurst, Dubbo, NSW
ALLITT, William	1828-1893	Gardens curator, nurseryman, Portland, VIC	notes
ALLPORT, Joseph	1800-1877	Solicitor, horticulturist, TAS	notes
ALLPORT, Mary Morton, Mrs.	1806-1895	Wildflower painter, TAS	notes	portrait
ALLPORT, Morton	1830-1878	Naturalist, painter, TAS	notes
ALPHER, Barry Jacob	1940-	Linguist, anthropologist
ALTENA, August Constant, van	1920-2015	see: VAN ALTENA - Dutch-born forester, Aust from 1952, QLD	notes	portrait
ALTHOFER, George W.	1903-1993	Nurseryman, botanist, author, founder of Burrendong Arboretum, NSW	notes	portrait
ALTHOFER, Hazel J.	1920 -	Propagator, Burrendong Aboretum superintendent, NSW
ALTHOFER, Peter McDowell.	1918-1991	Horticulturist, Burrendong Arboretum superintendent, NSW	notes	portrait
AMERY,	fl. 1887	collected at Glenrowan, VIC
AMTSBERG, Heinz	fl. 1980s	City Gardener, palaeobotanist
ANDERSON, Alexander ^^	fl. 1890s	collected on Blackall Ra. QLD
ANDERSON, A.W.	fl. 1930s	Mostly collected in Canada, a few in Aust.
ANDERSON, David	fl. 1770s
ANDERSON, E.M.
ANDERSON, E.R.	fl. 1960s-70s	QLD
ANDERSON, James	1797-1842	Gardens Superintendent, Sydney, NSW	notes
ANDERSON, Jill, Mrs, see CULLIMORE
ANDERSON, John	?-1847	Colonial Botanist, Gardens Director
ANDERSON, J.S.	fl.1900	Architect, wildflower painter, WA	notes
ANDERSON, M.L.	fl. 1870	collected lichens in Australia
ANDERSON, N.D.	fl. 1967-79	NSW
ANDERSON, Robert Henry	1899-1969	Gardens Director, Botanist, NSW	notes	portrait
ANDERSON, Robert John	1952-2012	Chemotaxonomist, uni lecturer, VIC, SA	notes
ANDERSON, Ross	1862-1945	Pastralist near Roebourne, later Kendenup, WA	notes
ANDERSON, T.	1832-1870	Collected in Middle East, India, Indonesia, NSW
ANDERSON, William	1750 - 1778	Surgeon, botanist on Cooks 2nd voyage	notes
ANDERSON,	fl. 1888	Farmer, politician, Tas; Port Fairy, VIC	notes
ANDERSON, Miss ^^	fl. 1898	collected at Lake Boga and Wimmera, VIC
ANDERSSON, Nils Johan	1821-1880	Botanist, lecturer at Lund, Stockholm, collected on voyages	notes
ANDRAE, Hans ^^	1883-1890	collected around Pulpulla & Cobar, NSW
ANDREWARTHA, Herbert George, Prof.*	1907-	Zoologist, entomologist, Adelaide, SA
ANDREWS, Cecil Rollo Paton	1870-1951	Education Director, botanist, Perth, WA	notes
ANDREWS, Charles William, Dr	1866-1924	Naturalist, geologist, collected on Cocos (Keeling), Christmas Is.	notes
ANDREWS, Ernest Clayton	1870-1948	Geologist, paleo-botanist, NSW	notes	portrait
ANDREWS, F.A.	fl. 1875-1883	Naturalist
ANDREWS, Frederick William	?1824-1884	Naturalist, SA Museum, collected R. Murray, SA; Cape York, QLD	notes
ANDREWS, Henry Charles	fl. 1784-1830	Artist, engraver, England, never came to Aust.	notes
ANDREWS, J.H. ^^	fl. 1883	collected on Eyre Peninsula, SA
ANDREWS, Milton	1959-	Botanical illustrator, Darwin, NT, and Perth, WA	notes
ANDREWS, S.B.	fl. 1970s	Pteridologist
ANDREWS, ^^	fl. 1897	collected at Albury, NSW
ANDRICH, B. ^^	fl. 1860	collected at Box Hill, VIC
ANGAS, George French	1822-1886	Artist, naturalist, SA, NZ, NSW	notes	portrait
ANGELO, Mary (nee Fraser)	1851-1928	collected seaweeds, WA	notes
ANKETELL, R.J.	fl. 1908	Gardener
ANTONIAK, Wendy	fl. 2000s	Botanical artist, ACT	notes
APLIN, Theodore Ernest Holmes (Ted)*	1927-1991	Anglo-Burmese born herbarium botanist, VIC, WA	notes	portrait
ARCHER, Alan W.	1930-	Lichenologist
ARCHER, Ann (née Hortle)	1825-1899	collected bryophytes in TAS
ARCHER, Mary Ellinor Lucy	fl. 1911-17	Botanist, illustrator, librarian, based in Melbourne, VIC	notes
ARCHER, William H.	1820-1874	Architect, botanist, illustrator, Tas	notes	portrait
ARCHIBALD, R. ^^	fl. <1892	collected fossils in Qld at Bundaba, Ipswich, QLD
ARDEN, Stanley	1874-1942	Gardener
ARDEN, W.H.	fl. 1887	collected at Yarra Yarra, VIC
ARGENT, Graham Charles George	1941-2019	Worked in Asia, especially bananas, Lae, PNG	notes	portrait
ARMISTEAD, J. ^^	fl. 1885	collected at source of Barwon R, VIC
ARMIT, William Edington de Margrat (or de Marguerittes), Capt.	1848–1901	Policeman, explorer, journalist, public servant, QLD	notes
ARMITAGE, I.B.	fl. 1962-1987	NSW, QLD
ARMITAGE, Joseph	1853-1897	Physician in Tasmania 1881-97, TAS	notes
ARMITAGE, Richard W.	fl. 1900-1910	Naturalist
ARMSTRONG, Alexdnder, Sir	1818-1899	Medical officer (Navy), naturalist, collected Melville Is, NT	notes
ARMSTRONG, Francis Fraser	1813-1897	Worked with Aboriginals, collected plants & birds around Perth for sale, WA	notes
ARMSTRONG, James Andrew*	1950-	Botanist, herbarium director, Sydney, Canberra, Perth, NSW, ACT, WA	notes	portrait
ARMSTRONG, John	?–1847	Gardens Superintendent, NT	notes
ARMSTRONG, John	1931-	Architect, botanical artist		portrait
ARMSTRONG, J.W. ^^	fl. 1899	collected at Wapengo near Bega, NSW
ARMSTRONG, W. ^^	fl. 1883	collected at Rockhampton, QLD; St. Lawrence
ARMYTAGE, H.N. (? Harold Ausustine)	?1853-1926	?Station manager, Mt Sturgeon and Afton Downs, QLD	notes
ARMYTAGE, Miss (? Ada Elizabeth)	fl. 1895-96	Collected for Mueller in Victoria, VIC	notes
ARNOLD, Joseph	1782-1818	Naval Surgeon, naturalist
ARNOLD, Mavis	fl. 1930	Botanical illustrator based in Melbourne, VIC	notes
ARNOUX ^^	fl. 1844	Collected at Sydney, NSW
ARTHUR, John	1804-1849	Gardens Director, landscape gardener, VIC	notes
ARUNDELL, Edward Henry (or Arundel) ^^	1840-1910	Bookseller, storekeeper
ASH, J.H. (?John Henry) ^^	fl. 1887	collected at Bunda Bunda Stn, Qld
ASH, Sidney A., Dr	1932-	Palynologist
ASHBY, Alison Marjorie	1901-1987	Botanical artist, SA Museum, postcards, SA	notes
ASHBY, Edwin ?A.	1861-1941	Naturalist, nurseryman, grower of Australian plants at 'Wittunga' SA	notes	portrait
ASHBY, Eric, Prof. Lord	1904-1992	Ecologist	notes
ASHTON, David Hungerford, Dr*	1927-2005	Botanist, ecologist, Euc. regnans, VIC	notes	portrait
ASHTON, H.	fl. 1917
ASHWORTH, H.P.C. ^^	1871-1903	Ornithologist, ecologist, architect, collected on Tasmanian islands, TAS
ASKENASY
ASTON, Helen Isobel, Miss*	1934-2020	Herbarium botanist, curator, aquatic plants, VIC	notes	portrait
ATHERSTONE, ^^	fl. <1863	colected in SA
ATKIN, T.V. ^^	fl. 1894	collected at Sofala and Georges R, NSW
ATKINS, C.J. ^^	fl. 1885	Lichenologist, collected at Macquarie Harbour, TAS
ATKINS, Edward Barton	1855-1920	School teacher at Rockhampton, Charleville, QLD	notes
ATKINS, Kenneth William	1925-	Gardener
ATKINS, William ^^	1836–1920	Amateur botanist, forester, railway builder, parliamentarian, WA
ATKINSON, Caroline Louisa Waring, [later CALVERT]	1834-1872	Naturalist, author	notes	portrait
ATKINSON, Edward Derwent	1844-1920	Geologist, stationmaster for Tasmanian Railways, TAS	notes	portrait
ATKINSON, Henry Brune,	1874-1960	Anglican clergyman, Archdeacon, orchids, TAS	notes	portrait
ATKINSON, Henry Dresser, Rev.	fl. 1860-1890	Anglican clergyman, UK, TAS	notes
ATTARI, D. ^^	fl. 1886	collected at Port Fairy, VIC
AUDALL, E.J.L. (also Andall or Andale) ^^	fl. 1895	collected at Mudgee, NSW
AUDAS, James Wales Clarendon	1872-1959	Herbarium botanist, author, Melbourne, VIC	notes
AUDEBERT, Jean Batiste	1759-1800	French botanical illustrator	notes
AUILDIST, I.H.	fl. 1960s
AUSFELD, G. ^^	fl. 1840-60	collected near Bendigo, VIC
AUSTEN, ? Richard	fl. 1870s	Botanical illustrator, lithographer, eucalypts for Mueller, VIC	notes
AUSTIN, J. ^^	fl. 1899	collected at Condobolin, NSW
AUSTIN, Robert	1825-1905	Surveyor, expedition leader, gold prospector, WA	notes

Surnames (Family names) starting with:
A     B     C     D     E     F     G     H     I     J     K     L     M     N     O     P-Q     R     S     T     U-V     W     X-Y-Z

* = information contributed by the collector/illustrator themselves (to Willis et al) pre 1986

^^ = information from: George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA.