Person

Tovey, James Richard (1873 - 1922)

Born: 16 April 1873
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: 30 December 1922
Occupation: Botanist

Summary

James Tovey was chief assistant at the National Herbarium of Victoria after joining at the age of 16 under Mueller. In 1907 he worked with A. J. Ewart on weeds, poisonous plants and naturalised alien plants of Victoria.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre

James Richard Tovey - Records, 1889 - 1922; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21610906. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/283319158. Details
'Tovey, James Richard (18730416-19221230)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476679. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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