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Maiden, Joseph

Botanist who during his tenures at the Technological Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens, brought knowledge about plants, their uses and conservation, into the public realm.

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Born
St Johns Wood, London, England
25 Apr 1859
Died
Turramurra
16 Nov 1925
Buried
17 Nov 1925
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1882 - 1896
1896 - 1924
1904
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Maiden, Joseph

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Botanist, curator, writer and teacher, Joseph Maiden brought knowledge about Australia's plants into the public realm through his influence on the collections and programs of the Technological Museum and the Botanic Gardens and his emphasis on the creation of useful and practical science.