List of Irish plant collectors
This article is a list of historical Irish plant collectors. An important part of taxonomy and botany is the collection of samples from different locales.
- John Ball, 1818–1889, first president Alpine Club, 1858–1860
- Evelyn Booth (1897–1988), parts of her collection are in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin
- Patrick Browne, doctor and botanist in Jamaica
- Thomas Coulter, 1793–1843, collected plants in North and Latin America
- Lady Charlotte Wheeler Cuffe (née Williams), 1867–1967
- Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, 1812–1881, born in Edgeworthstown, County Longford; namesake of genus Edgeworthia
- Eugene Fitzalan, 1830–1911, born in Derry; collector, nurseryman, and poet
- Robert D. FitzGerald, 1830–1892, born in Tralee; botanist, artist, collector; collected orchids [1]
- Dr. A. Gogarty, sent plants, seeds, orchids, ferns and bulbs to the Irish National Botanic Gardens
- William Henry Harvey, 1811–1866, born in Limerick, collected plants in South Africa 1848–66
- Augustine Henry
- James Keys, 1841–1916, born in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh
- Edward Madden, from Kilkenny
- John Madden, 1837–1902, Clones, County Monaghan; claimed in his North American expeditions to have introduced the Douglas fir
- Robert Patterson, 1802–1872, Belfast, collected in Ireland, Australia[2]
- Samuel Alexander Stewart
- Whan William Taylor, 1829–1901, born in Moneymore, County Londonderry
- William Thomas Locke Travers, 1819–1903, born in Dundalk
References
- ^ http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/index.html Australian National Botanic Gardens
- ^ http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/personetymol/petymol.p.html Archived 27 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Darwin Correspondence online Database, Cambridge University
See also