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Williamson, Herbert Bennett (1860 - 1931) |
| Botanist and School teacher |
| Born: 18 June, 1860 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. Died: 30 January 1931 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
| Herbert Bennett Williamson was a school teacher and head master in a number of Victorian State Schools over a career covering 49 years. In all the school grounds he planted Acacias and many other species of trees and native shrubs and the schools were noted for their beautiful gardens. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Beechworth, Victoria, 18 June 1860. Died Melbourne, 30 January 1931. Educated Chiltern State school. Teacher and later headmaster at a number of Victorian State Schools, ending at Dandenong State School 1922-35. Honorary keeper, Herbarium, Botany School, University of Melbourne 1929-31. Assistant Secretary and Librarian, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria 1921-31. Published a number of botanical papers in the Victorian Naturalist and the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, including a 9 part work on Victorian ferns in 1926. His very extensive private herbarium was bequeathed to the National Herbarium, Melbourne. |
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