Person
Burton, David (? - 1792)
- Born
- England
- Died
- 13 April 1792
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist and Surveyor
Summary
David Burton arrived in Port Jackson in 1791 on the H.M.S. Gorgon as superintendent of convicts. He was immediately sent to Parramatta to survey allotments. Burton had also been privately commissioned by Joseph Banks to collect seeds and botanical specimens for him.
Details
Chronology
- 1797
- Taxonomy event - Collected the type Eucalyptus paniculata Sm.
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Powerhouse Museum
- Joseph Banks - Records, 1766 - 1820, ML MSS 2144; Powerhouse Museum. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details
Book Sections
- Gray, A. J., 'Burton, David (d. 1792), botanist, surveyor and professional gardener' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 183-184. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/burton-david-1856. Details
Resources
- 'Burton, David (-1792)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464861. Details
See also
- Maiden, J. H., 'Records of Australian botanists:- (a) general; (b) New South Wales', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, 42 (1908), 60-132. Details
McCarthy, G.J., Moje, C. & Walsh, N.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 April 2014
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