Baker, Richard Botanist, curator and academic whose studies of Australian plants, particularly eucalypts, were often controversial. Milestone Born Woolwich, Kent, England 01 Dec 1854 {"name":"Born","target":"","target_text":"Woolwich, Kent, England","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>01 Dec 1854<\/span>"},"date_start":"1854-12-01","date_end":"1854-12-01"} Arrived Sydney Sep 1879 {"name":"Arrived Sydney","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>Sep 1879<\/span>"},"date_start":"1879-09","date_end":"1879-09"} Died Cheltenham 14 Jul 1941 {"name":"Died","target":"","target_text":"Cheltenham","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>14 Jul 1941<\/span>"},"date_start":"1941-07-14","date_end":"1941-07-14"} Buried Rookwood Cemetery 17 Jul 1941 {"name":"Buried","target":"Rookwood Cemetery","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>17 Jul 1941<\/span>"},"date_start":"1941-07-17","date_end":"1941-07-17"} Occupation Botanist {"name":"Botanist","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Teacher {"name":"Teacher","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Curator {"name":"Curator","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}