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Naturalist

Occupation - Naturalist
Backhouse, James
Bradley, Eileen Burton
Bradley, Joan Burton
Bray, James Samuel
Caley, George
Considen, Dennis
Coxen, Charles
Darwin, Charles
Dunphy, Myles
Forde, Helena
Froggatt, Walter Wilson
Hill, Edward Smith
Lesson, René-Primavére
Lesueur, Charles-Alexandre
Lewin, John William
Macleay, Alexander
Macleay, Frances (Fanny)
Macleay, William Sharp
McKeown, Keith Collingwood
Peron, Francois
Pink, Olive Muriel
Scott, Alexander Walker
Scott, Harriet 1830-1907
Smyth, Arthur Bowes
Solander, Daniel
Sporing, Herman
Ward, Charles Melbourne (Mel)
White, John
von Scherzer, Karl
Position - Naturalist of HMS Beagle
Darwin, Charles

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Naturalist

Backhouse, James

Naturalist and Quaker missionary who travelled extensively and reported to several colonial governments on prison reform and transportation in Australia and South Africa.

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Bradley, Eileen Burton

Bush regenerator who opposed the use of chemicals and controlled burns to control weeds and developed, with her sister, an alternative method of hand weeding and minimum disturbance to encourage regrowth.

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Bradley, Joan Burton

Bush regenerator who with her sister, promoted native plants by using hand weeding and minimum disturbance to encourage regrowth.

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Bray, James Samuel

Amateur naturalist, author and erratic entrepreneur in late colonial Sydney.

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Caley, George

First naturalist to study eucalypts, he made an early attempt to cross the Blue Mountains and explored much of the Sydney region with Aboriginal help.

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Considen, Dennis

Irish naturalist and ship's surgeon on the First Fleet transport, Scarborough.

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Coxen, Charles

Naturalist who travelled for months collecting specimens of Australian fauna which provided the stimulus for the expedition of John Gould in 1838-40. He later became a politician in Queensland.

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Darwin, Charles

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Naturalist who visited Sydney in 1836 during his 5-year voyage in the Beagle, when he began to formulate the theory of evolution.

Dunphy, Myles

Conservationist who played a crucial role in the recognition and protection of wilderness areas throughout New South Wales and particularly in the Blue Mountains. By bushwalking and mapping, through the foundation of walking clubs, and lobbying for a professional park service his campaigns continued throughout his life.

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Forde, Helena

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Botanical illustrator who with her sister, was an acclaimed recorder of the insect life and botany of the colony.

Froggatt, Walter Wilson

Entomologist and academic who contributed to the popular study of natural history.

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Hill, Edward Smith

Wine and spirit merchant who was also a naturalist and a Trustee at the Australian Museum. He was a supporter of Aboriginal people, learning the Sydney language and gave lectures on culture. Aboriginal vistors to Sydney would camp at his house in Woollahra.

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Lesson, René-Primavére

French naturalist and surgeon who visited Sydney in 1824 as part of Duperrey's round-the-world voyage on La Coquille.

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Lesueur, Charles-Alexandre

Artist and naturalist on the French naval and scientific expedition to Australia under Baudin on Le Géographe and Le Naturaliste in 1800-1804.

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Lewin, John William

Australia's first professional artist. A talented artist with an interest in scientific studies, Lewin decided to travel to Australia to paint its natural history. He arrived in Sydney in 1800 and was encouraged by patrons including Governor Philip Gidley King, Governor Lachlan Macquarie, William Paterson and Sir Joseph Banks. He published Australia's first illustrated book 'Birds of New South Wales' in 1813. In 1810 Governor Lachlan Macquarie appointed him to the role of coroner in the town of Sydney and of the County of Cumberland, which he held until his death in 1819. The headstone to his grave was moved from the Devonshire Street Cemetery to Pioneer Memorial Park in Botany Cemetery in 1976.

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Macleay, Alexander

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Public servant and entomologist who became a politician and landowner after emigrating to Sydney in 1825 to take up the position of Colonial Secretary.

Macleay, Frances (Fanny)

Natural history artist who collected specimens for her father's and brother's scientific pursuits. She was an accomplished artist of fruit and flowers who had exhibited in London before emigrating.

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Macleay, William Sharp

Naturalist who joined his family in Australia in 1839 after a career in British diplomacy and devoted his time to zoology and entomology.

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McKeown, Keith Collingwood

Entomologist and naturalist who worked at the Australian Museum. As well as scientific publications, he wrote for popular magazines and newspaper columns and published books, including among others 'Insect Wonders of Australia', 'Spider Wonders of Australia', and a children's book 'The Magic Seeds: Tessa in Termitaria'.

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Peron, Francois

Naturalist, explorer and historian who visited Port Jackson as part of the Baudin expedition. His collection of specimens and observations contributed fundamentally to an understanding of Australian zoology.

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Pink, Olive Muriel

Aboriginal-rights activist, anthropologist, artist and gardener who lived in Sydney from the 1910s to 1930s before moving to Alice Springs.

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Scott, Alexander Walker

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Entomologist and entrepreneur who began many innovative projects in the Hunter Valley and Newcastle leading to a role in state government but who became increasingly devoted to the study of insects in the colony.

Scott, Harriet 1830-1907

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Botanical illustrator who with her sister, made a huge contribution to colonial natural science by collecting specimens and recording them meticulously.

Smyth, Arthur Bowes

Ship's surgeon and ornithologist who recorded several now extinct species.

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Solander, Daniel

Naturalist on the 'Endeavour' with Joseph Banks who classified many Australian plants for the first time.

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Sporing, Herman

Finnish naturalist and artist who accompanied Joseph Banks on the Endeavour in 1770.

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Ward, Charles Melbourne (Mel)

Actor, naturalist and marine collector whose interest in marine specimens and later the collection of artefacts and Aboriginal lore, lead to a gallery of native art and natural history at Medlow Bath. He studied and collected around the world and was published in Australian and international scientific journals.

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White, John

Naval surgeon and naturalist who arrived in Sydney with the First Fleet.

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von Scherzer, Karl

Austrian explorer, diplomat and naturalist.

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HMS Beagle

Sloop of the Royal Navy converted to a survey barge which took part in three expeditions. The second voyage in 1836 proved to be a ground breaking scientific expedition which lasted five years as it explored South America, New Zealand and parts of coastal Australia.

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