The Von Muller Mystery
Newsletter article
In Newsletter Edition
No. 110, September 2017
Author(s)Editor
DescriptionFerdinand Jacob Heinrich von Muller was born in Mecklenburg, Germany on 30 Jun 1825. He moved to Melbourne in 1851 and was appointed Government Botanist in the Colony of Victoria in 1853. From 1857-73 he was director of the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. In 1855 he was appointed botanist of the North West Australia Expedition led by A. C. Gregory. On this journey of exploration that covered 8,000 km over 16 months Muller collected nearly 2,000 species of plants. He sent huge amounts of plants and seeds to grateful public gardens, herbaria, institutes and individuals throughout the Australian colonies and overseas. Blue Gums in California are one result of his international exchanges of plant specimens.
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SubjectFerdinad von Muller
Keyword(s)Convict and Early Settlers