Catalog zu einem Australischen Herbarium, by Baron Ferdinand Muller in Melbourne. 1881

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1881

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Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (1825–1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was born at Rostock, Germany, and died in Melbourne, Australia.
He studied pharmacy and took his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Kiel in 1847. He came to Australia in 1848 for health reasons and became a great botanical collector and writer. He was Victorian Government Botanist from 1853, and for a time Director of the Botanic Gardens. He travelled widely in Victoria and was on the A.C.Gregory expedition to northern Australia in 1855-57.
He supported botanical exploration and collecting throughout the colonies. His botanical publications are very extensive, and include Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae published over the period 1858-82. Dr Mueller received honours from many of the ruling Royal Houses of Europe, he was made a Baron by the King of Wurtemberg in 1871, and knighted by Queen Victoria.

Reference: http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/mueller.ferdinand.html (accessed 27 March 2012)

Handwritten catalogue, in alphabetical order by the genus of the plants.

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Transferred from ML printed books collection (MLQ581.9901/M); date unknown.
The catalogue is incomplete, finishing at page 44.