Person
Waterhouse, Eben Gowrie (Gowrie) (1881 - 1977)
CMG
- Born
- 29 April 1881
Waverley, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 17 August 1977
Killara, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Horticulturist and Linguist
- Alternative Names
- Waterhouse, Gowrie (Also known as)
Summary
Gowrie Waterhouse was a distinguished teacher of languages at Sydney Grammar School and the Sydney Teacher's College before being appointed to the University of Sydney. He was Professor of German from 1938 to 1945 and for 20 years head of his department. Waterhouse was also an influential landscape designer and writer, and assumed responsibility for landscaping the University's campus. In 1914 Waterhouse, with architect William H. Wilson, established the Eryldene house and garden. This became a showpiece of horticulture and garden design. Waterhouse was particularly interested in camellias, becoming a widely-recognised expert in their identification and breeding. He played key roles in Australian and international camellia societies. Among his publications were books written to assist the teaching of languages to children, and works on camellias, horticulture and landscape design. In 1980 Eryldene house and garden were acquired by the Eryldene Trust. The E. G. Waterhouse Medal is awarded by Camellias Australia for outstanding service to the science and horticulture of camellias.
Details
Chronology
- 1903
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney
- 1906 - 1909
- Life event - Travelling in Europe
- 1909 - 1912
- Career position - Language teacher, Sydney Grammar School
- 1912 - 1926
- Career position - Senior lecturer in modern languages, Teachers' College, Sydney
- 1919
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Sydney
- 1926 - 1938
- Career position - McCaughey Associate Professor of German and comparative literature, University of Sydney
- 1938 - 1945
- Career position - Professor of German, University of Sydney
- 1938 - 1960
- Career position - Trustee, National Art Gallery of New South Wales
- 1939 - 1946
- Career event - Established Camellia Grove Nursery, St Ives, Sydney
- 1952
- Career position - Foundation Secretary, Australian and New Zealand Camellia Research Society
- 1957
- Award - Gold Medal, Goethe-Institut, Munich, Germany
- 1960 - 1962
- Career position - President, National Art Gallery of New South Wales
- 1962
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 1962 - 1977
- Career position - Foundation President, International Camellia Society
- 1966
- Award - Veitch Medal, Royal Horticultural Society, London
- 1976
- Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Related entries
Children
Published resources
Books
- Armati, Mary, E. G. Waterhouse of Eryldene (Sydney: Fine Arts Press, 1977), 96 pp. Details
- Waterhouse, E. G., Camellia quest (Sydney: Ure Smith, 1947), 30 pp. Details
- Waterhouse, E. G., Camellia trail: with 21 plates in colour by Paul Jones (Sydney: Ure Smith, 1952), 44 pp. Details
Book Sections
- O'Neil, W. M., 'Waterhouse, Eben Gowrie (1881-1977), linguist and Camellia expert' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 389-390. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/waterhouse-eben-gowrie-8991. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536942. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/92841876. Details
- 'Waterhouse, E G (1881-1977)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-541500. Details
See also
- Aitken, Richard and Looker, Michael eds, The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2002), 700 pp. pp. 630-2. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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