von Mueller, Ferdinand

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Agent TypePersonIdentifierUMA-AG-000001642Activities & OccupationsBotanistsGenderMaleHistoryVon Mueller (1825-1896) was Victorian Government Botanist from 1853 and director of the Botanic Gardens in Melbourne from 1857 until 1873 when he was succeeded by William Robert Guilfoyle (qv). An intrepid explorer and collector of species, he published the seven-volume 'Flora Australiensis' (1863-1878).

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