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Blackall, William Edward (1876 - 1941) |
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| Botanist and Physician | ||
| Born: 8 July 1876 Folkestone, Kent, England. Died: 7 October 1941 Western Australia, Australia. | ||
| William Edward Blackall came to Australia in 1904 to take a post of medical officer at the Fremantle Asylum. He later moved to private practice in Cottesloe. His lifetime interest in botany led to his becoming an expert in Western Australian flora. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Folkestone, Kent, England, 8 July 1876. Died Cottesloe (?), 7 October 1941. Educated Oxford (BA 1900, MA 1904, BM, BCh 1904). Medical officer, Fremantle Asylum 1904-10; general practice, Cottesloe from 1910; surgeon to the orthopaedic ward, Lady Lawley Cottage by the Sea; consultant to the Mosman Park school for deaf children; volunteer gunner, Australian Field Artillery 1914-16; honorary captain, Australian Imperial Force 1916-17; 1st Australian Field General Hospital and 1st Australian Field Ambulance 1917-18; assistant director of hygiene for base headquarters, 5th Military District, Australian Army Medical Corps reserve 1919-36; spent some time at Kew Herbarium 1935. Worked on a key to the flora of Western Australia 1930s until his death (completed by B.J. Grieve and published in four parts as "How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers. A Key to the Flora of the Temperate Regions", 1954-75). The Blackall Prize in the University of Western Australia is awarded annually to the most promising student of botany. Two plant genera were named after him. |
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