Person
Adcock, George Henry (1860 - 1931)
- Born
- 2 October 1860
Lincolnshire, England - Died
- 18 January 1931
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Horticulturist, Science educator, Teacher and Viticulturist
Summary
George Adcock was a teacher and botanist working in the Geelong region of Victoria. Between 1875 and 1898 he worked for the Victorian Public Service as a head teacher and later permanent assistant at Geelong Flinders School. In 1898 he transferred to the Victorian Government Department of Agriculture. By 1906 he was Principal of the Viticultural Station and School in Rutherglen Victoria. He retired from this position in October 1920. Alongside his formal employment George Adcock was an active member of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club serving as president in 1897 and again in 1902. He was also a member of the Royal Society of Victoria and a fellow of the Linnean Society (London). His census of indigenous plants of the Geelong District, census of the plants of the Cape Otway Forest and Supplementary list of plants from the cap Otway Forest are held by the Royal Botanical Gardens of Victoria.
Details
Chronology
- 1864
- Life event - Migrated from England to Australia
- 1875 - 1897
- Career position - Department of Education, Colonial Government of Victoria
- 1896
- Career event - Published, Supplementary list of plants from Cape Otway Forest
- 1896
- Career event - Published, Census of plants of the Cape Otway Forest to October 1895
- 1897
- Career event - Published, Census of indigenous plants of the Geelong district
- 1897
- Career position - President, Geelong Field Naturalists Club, Victoria
- 1898 - 1902
- Career position - Member, The Royal Society of Victoria
- 1898 - 1920
- Career position - Department of Agriculture, Colonial Government of Victoria
- 1902
- Career position - President, Geelong Field Naturalists Club, Victoria
- 1906 - 1920
- Career position - Principal, Viticultural Station and School, Rutherglen, Victoria
- 1914 -
- Career position - Country Member, The Royal Society of Victoria
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Book Sections
- Ericksen, R. F., 'Brunning, George (1830-1893)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 3 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), pp. 279-280. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030258b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Adcock, George Henry, 'Census of plants of the Cape Otway Forest to October 1895', Geelong Naturalist, 5 (1) (1896), 13 - 19. Details
- Adcock, George Henry, 'Census of indigenous plants of the Geelong district', Geelong Naturalist, 6 (1) (1897), 31 - 36. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'Beyond the Veil: Mr G. H. Adcock', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (1931), 8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page17157064. Details
Resources
- Adcock, George Henry, Supplementary list of plants from Cape Otway Forest, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, 1896. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 12 March 2019, Last modified: 21 August 2019